Insureds: Erroneous Jury Instructions Require New Trial In Sinkhole Coverage Suit

Mealey's (July 10, 2018, 12:43 PM EDT) -- LAKELAND, Fla. — Insureds have asked a Florida appeals court to reverse and remand a lower court’s ruling in favor of a homeowners insurer in their breach of contract lawsuit over sinkhole damage, alleging that the lower court erred by instructing the jury that they were required to prove that the subsurface remediation recommendations by an independent engineering firm were insufficient to stabilize the land and building and repair the foundation (Joseph and Rhonda Tipton v. Old Dominion Insurance Company, No. 2D17-2276, Fla. App., 2nd Dist.)....