Florida Panel Reverses Dismissal Of Bad Faith Suit In Hurricane Wilma Dispute

Mealey's (October 26, 2017, 10:47 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals panel on Oct. 18 found that a bad faith lawsuit should not have been dismissed because the record undisputedly establishes that an insurer received an insured’s civil remedies notice (CRN) in a Hurricane Wilma coverage dispute nearly four years before the insured filed its bad faith suit and responded to the CRN without challenging its service (Evergreen Lakes HOA, Inc. v. Lloyd's Underwriters at London, No. 4D16-2657, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 14833)....