Supreme Court of Florida

In statutory first-party bad faith actions against an insurer, pursuant to section 624.155 of the Florida Statutes, all materials contained in the underlying insurance claim and related litigation file must be produced by the parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/07/2005
• Published 04/07/2005

Judges

• LEWIS, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David B. Shelton and Lori J. Caldwell of Rumberger, Kirk and Caldwell, Orlando, Florida, for Petitioner., William F. Merlin, Jr. and Mary E. Kestenbaum of Gunn Merlin, P.A., Tampa, Florida on behalf of United Policyholders, as Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Henry A. Seiden, West Palm Beach, Florida and Philip d. Parrish, Miami, Florida, for Respondent.