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State v. Arnal

Criminal Law & Procedure, Insurance Law
Grant of motion to dismiss charges of insurance fraud and grand theft is reversed where Rule 3.190(c)(4) motions to dismiss are treated like summary...

Hackworth v. Progressive Cas. Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment in favor of defendants, employer and supervisor, on plaintiff's claim for damages pursuant to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)...

Acara v. Banks

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Insurance Law
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) does not provide for a private cause of action. Dismissal of a suit brought against a...

TRB Invs., Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
In a coverage dispute involving a property insurance policy that excludes coverage for specified perils while the insured premises are vacant, but...

State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Brewer

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Injury & Tort Law, Insurance Law
Insurer's petition for a writ of certiorari or prohibition to quash an order denying its motion for summary judgment and alternative motion to dismiss...

Brass & Singer, P.A. v. United Auto. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
The plain language of Florida Statutes section 627.428 does not authorize an appellate court to conditionally award appellate attorney's fees to an...

Am. Home Assurance Co. v. AGM Marine Contractors, Inc.

Admiralty, Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law
Summary judgment for insurer denying coverage for damaged docks in a suit by the builder of the docks is affirmed where coverage was barred by an...

Olin Corp. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London

Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Insurance Law
Judgment against defendants, requiring indemnification of plaintiff for liability incurred as a result of environmental contamination at four sites...

Nelson v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am.

ERISA, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Motion to dismiss for lack of appellate jurisdiction on ground that the judgment was not final is denied where the district court's decision...

Franklin Balance Sheet Inv. Fund v. Crowley

Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Insurance Law, Securities Law
In a dispute involving derivative and direct claims for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, entrenchment, and self-dealing arising out of...