Florida Panel Reverses Dismissal Of Insured’s Bad Faith Suit Over Hurricane Damage

(October 27, 2020, 12:34 PM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Florida appeals panel on Oct. 21 held that a lower court erred in failing to find that a homeowners insurer waived its argument that an insured failed to strictly comply with Florida Statutes Section 624.155 by misidentifying it in a civil remedy notice, reversing and remanding the lower court’s order dismissing the insured's bad faith complaint with prejudice (Carla Bay v. United Services Automobile Association, No. 4D19-3332, Fla. App., 4th Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 14946)....