Judge Grants In Part Federal Flood Insurer’s Motion To Dismiss Florida Law Claims

Mealey's (April 12, 2019, 8:28 AM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on April 9 granted in part a federal flood insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s state law claims for attorney fees in a coverage dispute over flood damage but refused to decide whether the insured can recover attorney fees under federal law (Yanetsi Collier v. Wright National Flood Insurance Co., No. 19-49, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61017)....