WESTLAKE REINSURANCE INC v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES (2024)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

WESTLAKE REINSURANCE, INC., Appellant, v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, as Receiver of Guarantee Insurance Company, Appellee.

No. 1D2023-2654

Decided: September 18, 2024

Connis O. Brown III, Seth P. Robert, and Samantha Espada of Brown Robert, LLP, Fort Lauderdale; Thomas K. Plofchan, Jr., of Westlake Legal Group, pro hac vice, Potomac Falls, VA., for Appellant. Carlos de Zayas, Forrest L. Andrews, and Debbie G. Maken of Lydecker LLP, Miami; Michael Dobson, General Counsel, Florida Department of Financial Services, Tallahassee, for Appellee.

Appellant, Westlake Reinsurance, Inc., appeals the trial court's denial of its motion to lift stay and to compel arbitration. We dismiss the appeal as to the trial court's denial of the motion to lift stay for lack of jurisdiction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130. We affirm the trial court's denial of the motion to compel arbitration without further comment.

Dismissed in part and Affirmed in part.

Per Curiam.

Lewis, B.L. Thomas, and Nordby, JJ., concur.

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