Federal Judge Dismisses State Law Claims Against Federal Flood Insurer

Mealey's (April 2, 2019, 10:08 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge on March 22 granted a federal flood insurer’s motion to dismiss insureds’ claims for prejudgment and post-judgment interest, attorney fees, costs and all other claims under Florida law, finding that they are preempted by federal law (Robert Britz, et al. v. Lexington Insurance Co., et al., No. 19-10034, S.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49427)....