Panel: No Showing Of Justifiable Reliance Required In Insurance Fraud Suit

Mealey's (October 8, 2021, 8:58 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida trial court erred in dismissing an insurance fraud charge brought by state prosecutors against an insured who allegedly filed a false claim with his automobile insurer regarding who was driving his vehicle at the time of an accident because the trial court erroneously determined that Florida’s insurance fraud statute requires a showing of justifiable reliance for the count to proceed, a Florida appellate panel ruled Sept. 22 in reversing and remanding....

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