Another Post-Cox blow to the Valued Policy Law
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Manning, 32 FLW D2458c (Fla. 1st DCA October 15, 2007)In this newly decided case, the insured homeowners sought to recover from their homeowner’s insurer for...
View ArticleSupreme Court Quashes 3 More Mierzwa Cases in the Wake of Cox
On March 27, 2008 the Florida Supreme Court quashed three more First DCA “Valued Policy Law” cases which had been decided pursuant to Mierzwa v. Florida Windstorm Underwriting Ass’n, 877 So. 2d 774...
View Article1st DCA Rules on Valued Policy Law, Debris Removal, Law and Ordinance, and...
In Citizens Property Ins. Corp. v. Mallett, 2009 WL 485038 (Fla. 1st DCA Feb. 27, 2009), the First DCA dealt with three issues which are common in homeowners insurance claims: 1) interpreting Florida’s...
View ArticleHomeowner can Recover Flood Limits and HO-3 Limit
In Florida Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance v. Mathis, ____ So.3d ____ (Fla. 1st DCA April 20, 2010), a home was significantly damaged as a result of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. The homeowners had...
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