Judge Refuses To Dismiss Claim Seeking Attorney Fees Against Insurer Under EAJA

Mealey's (June 17, 2019, 2:06 PM EDT) -- FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on June 13 denied a federal flood insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s request for attorney fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) in a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute, finding that it is at least plausible at this juncture that attorney fees may be paid by Federal Emergency Management Agency from federal funds (Armando Arevalo v. American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, No. 19-159, M.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99000)....