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Marshall Dennehey

Connecticut Court Denies Summary Judgment in Uninsured Motorist Claim Over Unexhausted Coverage Limits

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Latney v. Fernandez, 2025 WL 457693, No. HHD-CV-23-6168441S (Sup. Ct Hartford, Feb. 6, 2025) - The Superior Court of Connecticut denied a motion for summary judgment to dismiss a claim for uninsured motorist benefits because...more

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Waiver of Civil Remedy Notice Defenses: Florida Court Rules Against Insurer in Bad Faith Case.

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Darryl Vachon v. The Travelers Home & Marine Ins. Co., Fla. 2d DCA, No. 2D2023-2674, February 14, 2025 - The insured was injured in 2011 when he was rear-ended by a driver who had a $10,000.00 insurance policy. The insurance...more

Carlton Fields

Florida Court Holds Carrier’s Basis for Botched $149K Ferrari Payment Defied “Common Sense”

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A familiar dispute between a carrier and a third party involves the third party’s attacking the language of the insurance contract and arguing in favor of an interpretation not reflected by the plain meaning of the text. But...more

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Eleventh Circuit Rejects Insurer-Defended Policyholder’s Bid to Expand Florida’s Bad Faith “Excess Judgment Rule” to Include...

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In Cawthorn v. Auto-Owners Insurance Co., No. 18-12067 (11th Cir. Oct. 25, 2019), the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Auto-Owners...more

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District of Idaho Grants Summary Judgment for Insurer on Bad Faith Claim Where Insured's Claim for Policy Benefits Was "Fairly...

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Becca Franco was involved in a car accident in 2015. Franco submitted a claim to her insurer, State Farm, for underinsured motor vehicle and medical payment benefits. Sixteen months later, Franco filed suit against State...more

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