Loading and Unloading Under GL and Auto Policies: 2024
On Demand Insurance is Here But Will it Stay?
Understanding Supplemental Spousal Liability Insurance in NY
Peer-to-peer car-sharing platforms like Turo have transformed California’s driving scene. Many California residents are choosing to rent out their personal vehicles or book rides through the Turo app. While Turo offers...more
When you get injured in a car accident, your legal rights are determined by Florida law. Due to some unique aspects of Florida law, understanding your legal rights is often easier said than done. With that said, understanding...more
Do you know what kind of car insurance you or your plaintiff carries? Is it full tort or limited tort? Pennsylvania law permits a choice between two coverage options when selecting car insurance–limited tort and full tort....more
In a recent unpublished opinion, the 11th Circuit upheld summary judgment for an auto insurer on claims of breach of contract, bad faith and outrage stemming from an underinsured motorist (UIM) claim. Voss v. State Farm Mut....more
On February 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the Southern District of Florida’s summary judgment victory for GEICO, finding that no reasonable jury could conclude that GEICO had...more
Now is not the time to be placing new limits on insurance agent liability. Think of insurance agents as the foot soldiers for the new Michigan auto insurance law. Insurance agents are now – more than ever before – tasked...more
The Florida Supreme Court recently decided Harvey v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co., No. SC17-85, 2018 WL 4496566, at *1 (Fla. Sept. 20, 2018), an important case setting forth what many will try to argue has lessened the standard for...more
In a highly anticipated decision, a sharply divided Florida Supreme Court reversed the decision of the state’s Fourth District Court of Appeal and reinstated a jury’s $9.2 million verdict against GEICO for the insurer’s...more
Last month, we discussed the duty to follow-up in the context of an offer to settle made by a tort claimant and how neglect of that duty cost an insurer dearly by converting a claim that could have been settled for $25,000...more
Petitioner Adrian Fridman (“Fridman”) was injured in an automobile accident involving an underinsured motorist. Fridman filed a claim with his uninsured/underinsured (UM) insurance carrier (Insurer) for the $50,000 limits of...more