Supreme Court of Florida

The tender of the policy limits by an insurer in response to the filing of civil remedy notice under Florida Statutes section 624.155 by the insured after the initiation of a lawsuit against the insured, but before entry of an excess judgment, does not preclude a common law bad faith cause of action by the insured and injured third parties.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/26/2006
• Published 10/26/2006

Judges

• PARIENTE, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Shea T. Moxon, Angela E. Rodante, and Dale M. Swope of Swope and Rodante, P.A., Tampa, FL, and Roy D. Wasson of Wasson and Associates, Miami, FL, Paul T. Cardillo, Tampa, FL, and Lefferts L. Mabie, III, Tampa, FL, for Appellants., Philip M. Burlington and Bard D. Rockenbach of Burlington and Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, on behalf of the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers;  Alyssa M. Campbell of Williams, Montgomery and John Ltd., Chicago, IL, on behalf of Property Casualty Insurers Association of America;  Tracy R. Gunn of Fowler, White, Boggs, Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL, on behalf of Florida Defense Lawyers' Association;  Paul L. Nettleton of Carlton Fields, P.A., Miami, FL, on behalf of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company;  and Ronald L. Kammer and Andrew E. Grigsby of Hinshaw and Culbertson, LLP, Miami, FL, Laura A. Foggan, John C. Yang and Anthony E. Orr of Wiley, Rein and Fielding, LLP, Washington, D.C., on behalf of Complex Insurance Claims Litigation Association, as Amici Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• B. Richard Young and Stephen D. Gill of Young, Bill, Fugett and Roumbos, P.A., Pensacola, FL, for Appellee.