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I had the occasion to review the most recent
Florida Bar survey and as with every poll or survey, there is good
and bad news. One's particular perspective... |
LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP: THE PUNITIVE DAMAGES CAVEAT TO REMOVING A CASE FROM STATE COURT TO FEDERAL COURT IN FLORIDA
By Susan S. Lerner, Esq. - June 2007
Often, when a defendant is served with a lawsuit filed in state court in Florida, the immediate reaction is to instruct counsel to remove the case to federal court if diversity jurisdiction permits...
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TO ATTACH OR NOT TO ATTACH - THAT IS THE QUESTION
Releases in Proposals for Settlement
By Susan S. Lerner, Esq - May 2007
In 2006, the Supreme Court of Florida shed light on one of the many unsettled issues surrounding proposals for settlement – whether a party must attach the release to the proposal for settlement...
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IF IT WALKS LIKE A DUCK AND QUACKS LIKE A DUCK: COMMON SENSE PREVAILS.
By Susan S. Lerner, Esq. - March 2007
Common sense prevailed in several Florida appellate decisions at the start of 2007. We discuss them...
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RECENT FLORIDA APPELLATE CASES THAT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT ISSUES OF INSURANCE COVERAGE IN AUTOMOBILE POLICIES
By Susan Lerner, Esq. - January 2007
In this month’s newsletter, we highlight two very recent Florida appellate cases that significantly impact issues of insurance coverage in automobile policies.
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IMPORTANT CASE FOR CLAIMS HANDLERS TO UNDERSTAND
By Susan Lerner, Esq. - August 2006
An insurer may be liable for bad faith by refusing
to pay a reasonable settlement demand that releases only one of its two
insureds: Contreras v. U.S. Security Insurance Co., 927 So.2d 16 (Fla.
4th DCA 2006).
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WHAT INSURANCE COMPANIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DISCOVERY
IN FIRST-PARTY CASES AFTER ALLSTATE INSURANCE CO. V. RUIZ,899 SO.2D 1121 (FLA. 2005)
By Susan Lerner, Esq. - July 2006
Your claim and litigation files are fair game for discovery in first-party bad faith lawsuits after Allstate Insurance Co. v. Ruiz, 899 So.2d 1121 (Fla. 2005). There, Florida’s highest court receded...
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