Michael Becker (Atlanta, GA) (Underinsured Motorist/Coverage Appeal) Plaintiff Charity Barnor-Cooper sued GEICO as her alleged uninsured/underinsured motorist carrier following a motor vehicle accident with an unknown driver. At the time of the accident, Plaintiff was driving a vehicle she rented through the Turo car rental marketplace. GEICO’s insurance policy included uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage for the vehicle and… Read More
Oakes Farms Food & Distribution Services, LLC and Francis A. Oakes, III v. Chris N. Patricca and The School District of Lee County, Florida, et al
Philip J. Fairman (Fort Myers, FL) (Governmental Law/Appeal) obtained a Final Summary Judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida which was later affirmed after oral arguments before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The Plaintiff was a supplier of fresh food to the School Board of Lee County pursuant… Read More
Horta v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Evan Zuckerman (Hollywood, FL) (Appeal) obtained an appellate victory where the Third District Court of Appeal affirmed Summary Judgment for Citizens following the exclusion of Plaintiffs’ expert under Florida’s Daubert standard. Mr. Zuckerman successfully defending the trial court’s ruling that the expert opinions, based on unreliable data and untested methodology, were inadmissible. The Third DCA issued a… Read More
Florida Forever Roofing & Restoration, LLC v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
Evan Zuckerman (Hollywood, FL) (Appeal) appeared before Florida’s Second District Court of Appeal to defend a trial court ruling in Citizens’ favor on the enforceability of an assignment of benefits agreement. Within a week after a favorable in-person oral argument (and before the Court issued its opinion), the appellant voluntarily dismissed the appeal. Our results highlight the… Read More
Samantha Gonzalez v. Citizens
Evan A. Zuckerman , Carlton A. Bober , and Jessica Aberman (Hollywood, FL) (Appeal) successfully secured an appellate victory on behalf of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation in Samantha Gonzalez v. Citizens, Case No. 4D24-0081, before Florida’s Fourth District Court of Appeal. The underlying case arose from a homeowner’s claim for interior water damage following Tropical Storm Eta. At trial, the defense team demonstrated… Read More