District Court of Appeal of Florida

Judgment on the pleadings for insurer in a class action suit for breach of contract and declaratory judgment involving an out-of-state group health insurance policy is affirmed as to the breach of contract claim but reversed as to the declaratory judgment claim where the pleadings demonstrated that plaintiff was entitled to have the trial court resolve whether the insurer failed to comply with Fla. Stat. section 627.6515(2), such that the policy would be subject to the general provisions of Part VII of Chapter 627.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/03/2007
• Published 01/03/2007

Judges

• STEVENSON, C.J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Philip M. Burlington of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., and Jeffrey M. Liggio and Richard M. Benrubi of Liggio, Benrubi & Williams, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellant., Evan M. Tager of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, Washington, D.C., Brian P. Trauman of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP, New York, New York, Carl B. Wilkerson and Lisa Tate, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae American Council of Life Insurers.


• For Appellees:
  
• Irma Reboso Solares of Jorden Burt LLP, Miami, Phillip E. Stano of Jorden Burt LLP, Washington, D.C., and W. Michael Atchison, Anthony C. Harlow and Alfred H. Perkins, Jr., of Starnes & Atchison LLP, Birmingham, AL, for appellee.