Federal Judge Dismisses Hurricane Michael Coverage Suit For Improper Venue

Mealey's (February 10, 2020, 11:21 AM EST) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge in Florida on Jan. 14 granted a Write-Your-Own (WYO) insurer’s motion to dismiss an insured’s breach of contract lawsuit over Hurricane Michael damage for improper venue and transferred the lawsuit to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, Panama City Division (Gulf Coast Vacation Properties, LLC v. Gulfstream Property & Casualty Insurance Company, No. 19-2470, M.D. Fla., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 5962)....