Deborah Trotter | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | May 26, 2019 It has been almost eight months since Hurricane Michael devastated the eastern side of the Florida Panhandle. Not surprisingly, many residents and business owners are exhausted. Exhausted in the deepest sense—exhausted from waiting, exhausted from hoping, exhausted from failed promises made by their… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees and Costs for the Prevailing Insured
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The Devil’s in the Details: Dispute Resolution and Attorney’s Fees Contract Clauses
Kent B. Scott | Babcock Scott & Babcock | December 13, 2018 If you are a business owner, a property owner, or you work in the real estate industry, you have undoubtedly signed, drafted, reviewed, or negotiated many contracts. At their most fundamental level, written contracts are nothing more than the memorialization of the… Continue reading The Devil’s in the Details: Dispute Resolution and Attorney’s Fees Contract Clauses
Attorney’s Fees And Homeowner Claims Against Insurance Companies
Scott Topolski | Cole Schotz | October 15, 2018 Lawsuits by homeowners against their own insurance companies for failing to pay on damage claims that homeowners believe and argue are covered by their policies of insurance are quite common in Florida. Frequently these involve claims for water-related damages—a typical example being a slow leak from… Continue reading Attorney’s Fees And Homeowner Claims Against Insurance Companies
Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Tred R. Eyerly | Insurance Law Hawaii | August 6, 2018 The Ninth Circuit upheld the District Court’s decision that the insured Association of Apartment Owners was entitled to coverage for the attorneys’ fees incurred [prior post here].Ass’n of Apartment Owners of the Moorings, Inc. v. Dongbu Ins. Co., Ltd., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 20251 (9th… Continue reading Attorneys’ Fees Awarded “Because Of” Property Damage Are Covered by Policy
Interest and Attorneys’ Fees? – Saved by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
J. Ryan Fowler | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog | August 1, 2018 In a recent decision from a United States District Court, the trial court had to decide whether the insured was owed statutory interest and attorneys’ fees even though the insured did not properly plead for the interest or fees. In Agredano v. State… Continue reading Interest and Attorneys’ Fees? – Saved by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure