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February 11, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements
Rod Lundy and Tiffany Miles of our Orlando office secured a favorable verdict for our defendant company and its driver in Lake County following a 5 day trial. The defense admitted liability for the rear-end collision, which was captured on the company’s onboard video system.
February 9, 2022 | Legal Alerts
Business insurance is about protecting your company from any and all types of possible liability and keeping it running in the face of challenges. There is no one-size-fits-all type of insurance that will cover all of your business needs. Instead, you will have to weave together many types of insurance to provide the protection you will need for your business. Here are eight types of insurance coverage businesses should consider.
February 7, 2022 | Verdicts and Settlements
Cristobal Casal, managing partner, and Elliott Tubbs, an associate, in the firm’s Fort Myers office, obtained a defense verdict in a first party property case tried over 3 days in Lee County, Florida. Plaintiff was an insured homeowner who claimed that his home's tile roof was damaged as a result of Hurricane Irma, resulting in interior damage, and that the insurance carrier breached the subject policy of insurance by denying the claim. The jury found that the Plaintiff had not met his burden of proving that the home was damaged within the policy period.
January 24, 2022 | Legal Alerts
Trucking companies are always looking for ways to get more drivers on the road because operators are getting increasingly difficult to find. Technology companies are also trying to change the world through new innovations. The combination of these factors has the trucking industry considering the future possibilities of driverless semi trucks. These potentially can help trucking companies get cargo from Point A to Point B without drivers and even more safely. Autonomous semi trucks raise interesting questions of liability in the event that one of them is involved in an accident.
January 14, 2022 | Legal Alerts
Governor Ron DeSantis recently signed a series of bills into law that reform the property and casualty insurance industry in Florida. There was a widespread recognition that property insurance litigation and other insurance costs were spiraling out of control. Both policyholders and insurance companies were being harmed by the intermediaries that were enriching themselves at everyone’s expense with questionable tactics. In the wake of one of these new laws, Senate Bill 1598, over 400 public adjuster firms have registered with the state.