39 Fla. L. Weekly D909b Insurance — Automobile liability — Trial court properly found that there was no coverage under policy where policy had expired — Insurer complied with requirement that it provide notice of payment due in advance of due date, advising insured that renewal premium was due in order to maintain policy in Read More »

21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 419a Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2105MEZA Insurance — Uninsured motorist — Complaint — Amendment — Motion to amend complaint to add count for bad faith handling of UM claim and action for declaratory judgment seeking to establish plaintiff’s total damages arising from accident is granted, but bad faith claim is stayed Read More »

21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 431a Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2105ROME Insurance — Personal injury protection — Attorney’s fees — Offer of judgment — Where medical provider rejected insurer’s $1.00 offer of judgment in PIP suit in which insurer raised affirmative defense that demand letter was not sent to designated recipient, provider sent second demand letter Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D870a Workers’ compensation — Compensable accidents — Heat exhaustion — Medical benefits — Major contributing cause standard effective January 1, 1994, superseded prior court-created causation standards — Diagnostic tests are compensable if they are reasonably necessary to determine whether industrial accident was cause of injury ENERGY AIR and AMERISURE INSURANCE COMPANY, Read More »

39 Fla. L. Weekly D838a Insurance — Property — Condominium and contents — Coverage — Conditions precedent — Sworn proof of loss — Where insured failed to submit sworn proof of loss, insurer did not owe payment under policy’s terms unless insured rebutted presumption that failure to submit sworn proof of loss prejudiced insurer — Read More »