Mike Schneider, Jennifer Kay and Melissa Nelson-Gabriel | Claims Journal | May 29, 2015 Since eight hurricanes whipped through Florida during back-to-back seasons a decade ago, causing $33 billion in insurance claims, the state’s coastal communities have added an additional 1.5 million people and almost a half-million new houses, an Associated Press analysis shows. But… Continue reading Better Building Construction Limits Risk as Florida Coasts Continue to Grow
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Requirements Tighten for Construction Defect Claims
Michael N. Kreitzer and Brandon P. Rose | Homebuilder Legal | April 6, 2015 The Florida Senate is following a recent national trend of tightening its laws governing construction defect claims. Currently, under FL. Stat. § 558.004, entitled Notice and Opportunity to Repair, a party claiming a construction defect must serve a notice of claim… Continue reading Requirements Tighten for Construction Defect Claims
Construction Case Law Update
Michael G. Rothfeld | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | April 6, 2015 FLORIDA STATE CASES Fraud; Statute of Repose – The fraud statute of repose does not bar fraud claims when the jury finds no evidence of the plaintiff’s reliance during the repose period, because it is the defendant’s last action or omission that triggers… Continue reading Construction Case Law Update
Accountability for Building Code Violations in Florida
Christopher M. Cobb | Jimerson & Cobb P.A. | December 31, 2014 Section 553.781, Florida Statutes, provides a measure to require the design professionals and contractors to comply with the Building Code. The Legislature found that accountability for work performed by design professionals and contractors is the key to strong and consistent compliance with the Florida… Continue reading Accountability for Building Code Violations in Florida
Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida
Robert D. Helfand | Carlton Fields Jorden Burt | December 22, 2014 In a ruling that claims merely to clarify a 14-year-old case from the Florida Supreme Court, an appellate court recently held that an insurer may be liable to a statutory claim for bad faith failure to settle, based only on an unfavorable resolution… Continue reading Suing for Bad Faith gets a Little Easier in Florida