Cases
Experiences: Liberty Mut. Pers. Ins. Co. v. Lee, 2025 WL 1088223 (N.D. Fla. Apr. 11, 2025) - order granting summary judgment in declaratory judgment action based on household exclusion.
Homeowners Choice Property & Cas. Ins. Co., Inc. v. Tompkins, 2025 WL 1939099 (Fla. 6th J. Cir. Ct. 2025) - order granting summary judgment in declaratory judgment action for claim involving injury caused by exposure to animals.
Acme Barricades L.C. v. Hartford Fire Ins. Co., 778 F. Supp. 3d 1346 (S.D. Fla. 2025) - order granting dismissal with prejudice of bad faith case where insurer acted within the terms of the policy when settling claims.
Hawks Nest Condo., Inc. v. Westchester Surplus Lines Ins. Co., 2024 WL 5112183 (S.D. Fla. 2024) - order denying rem
in bad faith action where removal was accomplished after severance
rejecting argument that removal was barred by voluntary/involuntary rule.
Dow v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., 2024 WL 5286402 (Fla. 11th J. Cir. Ct. 2024) - order dismissing lawsuit for bad faith based on application of Florida Statute 624.1551.
LM Gen. Ins. Co. v. Blackwell, 2024 WL 1283694 (M.D. Fla. 2024) - order denying motion for attorney's fees in declaratory judgment action dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.
Berntheizel v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 2024 WL 879316 (S.D. Fla. Feb. 9, 2024) - order granting summary judgment that insured must return to UM insurer amount advanced by UM insurer
recovered from tortfeasor's insurer.
Dailey v. State Farm Ins. Co., 2024 WL 637023 (Fla. 20th J. Cir. Ct. February 9, 2024) - order dismissing with prejudice lawsuit for bad faith arising out of a property insurance claim.
MSPA Claims 1, LLC v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2023 WL 8679672 (S.D. Fla. 2023) - order granting summary judgment in class action under the MSP Act.
MSPA Claims 1, LLC v. Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2023 WL 7383260 (S.D. Fla. 2023) - report
recommendation that motion for class certification be denied in case brought under the MSP Act.
Carapella v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2022 WL 2197045 (Fla. 13th J. Cir. 2022), aff'd, 372 So. 3d 324 (Fla. 2d DCA 2023) - order granting summary judgment in third-party bad faith case, affirmed on appeal.
Travelers Prop. Cas. Co. of Am. v. H.E. Sutton Forwarding Co., LLC, 688 F. Supp. 3d 1138 (M.D. Fla. 2023) - order granting summary judgment in third-party coverage dispute based on aircraft exclusion.
Cassella v. Travelers Home
Marine Ins. Co., 352 So. 3d 1290 (Fla. 2d DCA 2023) - opinion affirming order dismissing underinsured motorist bad faith lawsuit based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Berntheizel v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Illinois, 343 F.R.D. 657 (S.D. Fla. 2023) - order dismissing co-defendants based on fraudulent joinder
retaining federal jurisdiction.
Brister v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2023 WL 5016671 (Fla. 5th J. Cir. 2023), aff'd, 392 So. 3d 839 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024) - order dismissing lawsuit for bad faith with prejudice based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Kerr v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2023 WL 3665178 (Fla. 5th J. Cir 2023), aff'd, 392 So. 3d 840 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024) - order dismissing lawsuit for bad faith with prejudice based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Dririte USA, Inc. v. Ohio Casualty Ins. Co., 2023 WL 344210 (Fla. 9th J. Cir. 2023) - summary judgment in Builders' Risk property insurance lawsuit based on vacant building coverage limitation.
Sallies v. The First Liberty Ins. Corp., 2022 WL 17098618 (Fla. 19th J. Cir. 2022) - order granting summary judgment in first-party bad faith case based on choice of law issue.
Tappert v. Florida Family Ins. Co., 2022 WL 17851884 (Fla. 17th J. Cir. 2022) - order dismissing lawsuit for bad faith with prejudice based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Penegar v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 2022 WL 3359167 (W.D.N.C. 2022) - order dismissing putative nationwide class action under the Medicare Secondary Payer Act for lack of st
ing.
Milazzo v. The First Liberty Ins. Corp., 2022 WL 2159371 (M.D. Fla. 2022) - order granting motion to dismiss, with prejudice, eleven count complaint alleging various extra-contractual theories.
Hart v. Travelers Property Casualty Company of America, 610 F. Supp. 3d 785 (E.D.N.C. 2022) - order denying motion to rem
based on fraudulent joinder
granting motion to realign parties.
Pines West Chiropractic, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 2022 WL 324093 (Fla. 17th J. Cir. 2022) - order striking class allegations from lawsuit for Personal Injury Protection benefits.
Zamora v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2021 WL 4973614 (Fla. 18th J. Cir. 2021) - summary judgment in property insurance bad faith case where no reasonable jury could conclude the insurer acted in bad faith.
Boone v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2021 WL 5106081 (Fla. 9th J. Cir. 2021), aff'd, 363 So. 3 1172 - summary judgment in property bad faith case based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Sprinkler Repair Inc. v. Ohio Sec. Ins. Co., 2021 WL 4487902 (M.D. Fla. 2021) - summary judgment in automobile insurance coverage case rejecting coverage by estoppel argument.
Terrell v. Liberty Mutual Fire. Ins. Co., 2021 WL 5106080 (Fla. Orange County 2021) - summary judgment in lawsuit regarding property insurance coverage.
Demase v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 2021 WL 3617403 (Fla. 5th J. Cir. 2021), aff'd, 351 So. 3d 136 - summary judgment in property bad faith case based on invalidity of Civil Remedy Notice.
Stann v. First Liberty Ins. Corp., 845 Fed. Appx. 843 (11th Cir. 2021) - opinion affirming denial of motion for attorney fees finding post-suit payments were not confessions of judgment.
Travelers Indem. Co. v. Garcia, 497 F. Supp. 3d 1218 (M.D. Fla. 2020) - summary judgment regarding number of accidents in claim for underinsured motorist coverage.
LM Ins. Corp. v. Occidental Fire & Cas. Co. of N. Carolina, 2020 WL 3578522 (M.D. Fla. 2020) - summary judgment in dispute regarding order of uninsured motorist coverage.
Forthuber v. First Liberty Ins. Corp., 2018 WL 4635639 (M.D. Fla. 2018) - order dismissing, with prejudice, lawsuit for first-party bad faith arising out of a property insurance claim.
Aviation One of Florida, Inc. v. Airborne Ins. Consultants (PTY), Ltd, 722 Fed. Appx. 870 (11th Cir. 2018) - opinion affirming order of dismissal under the doctrine of forum non conveniens based on forum-election clause.
Welford v. Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 713 Fed. Appx. 969 (11th Cir. 2017) - summary judgment in third-party bad faith case affirmed on appeal.
Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Wal-Mart Stores E., LP, 269 F. Supp. 3d 1254 (M.D. Fla. 2017) - partial summary judgment in subrogation action finding tenant of insured breached duty to indemnify insured.
MSPA Claims 1, LLC v. First Acceptance Ins. Co., 2016 WL 4523850 (S.D. Fla. 2016) - order dismissing class action complaint for lack of st
ing.
Kropilak v. 21st Century Ins. Co., 806 F.3d 1062 (11th Cir. 2015) - jury verdict in favor of insurer in third-party bad faith case, affirmed on appeal, holding insurer has no duty to enter into a Cunningham agreement
no duty to its insured to enter into a consent judgment in excess of the limits of its policy.
Helt v. Liberty Ins. Corp., 153 F.Supp.3d 1388 (M.D. Fla. 2015) - order dismissing, with prejudice, count for third-party bad faith.
Altrui v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., 2014 WL 11394450 (Fla. 6th J. Cir. 2014), aff'd, 192 So. 3d 477 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016) - order dismissing, with prejudice, lawsuit for first-party bad faith in sinkhole claim after evidentiary hearing.
Wild Enters., Inc. v. Assur. Co. of Am., 2011 WL 3802246 (Fla. 4th J. Cir. 2011) - order granting summary judgment in first-party bad faith action because insured had not satisfied condition precedent to suit.
