Chip Merlin | Property Insurance Coverage Law | October 22, 2014 Property insurance policies cover physical damage to property. Cosmetic damage has traditionally been paid if the damage is greater than the deductible. Lately, some ingenious insurance company lawyers are wrongfully arguing that their stingy insurance company claims managers are correctly not paying for cosmetic… Continue reading Cosmetic Damage is Physical Damage
Month: October 2014
Recent Florida Appellate Court Case Involving Waiver Of Appraisal
Shaun Marker | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 27, 2014 Recently Florida’s Fifth District Court of Appeal (“5th DCA”) issued a ruling related to whether a policyholder had waived the right to participate in the appraisal process.1 The right to participate in appraisal under the policy can be waived if actions are taken that… Continue reading Recent Florida Appellate Court Case Involving Waiver Of Appraisal
Florida Appeals Court: In First-party Coverage Dispute, Ruling That Insurer Breached Contract Is Not Prerequisite to Insured’s Filing a Bad Faith Claim
Dispute Resolution Boards as an Alternative to Arbitration
Matthew J. Eandi, Esq. | Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP | October 10, 2014 Disputes are inevitable in the construction context where numerous professionals are engaged in the development of highly complex building projects, often over several years, with many of these sophisticated parties represented by attorneys from the get-go. The stakes are high in this… Continue reading Dispute Resolution Boards as an Alternative to Arbitration
Florida Appellate Court Opinion Regarding the Extent or Scope of Appraisal
Shaun Marker | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | October 13, 2014 This is part two of my earlier post, Florida Appellate Court Defines The Meaning Of The Term “Disinterested” As It Relates To Appraisal Provision, concerning the recent opinion in FIGA v. Branco.1 The 5th DCA opinion discussed the scope of appraisal. This is… Continue reading Florida Appellate Court Opinion Regarding the Extent or Scope of Appraisal