Florida Panel: Insureds’ Discovery Violations ‘Surprised And Prejudiced’ Insurer

(November 26, 2018, 3:36 PM EST) -- MIAMI — A Florida appeals panel on Nov. 21 found that an insureds’ expert’s mid-trial inspection of their property damage violated a trial court’s discovery orders, reversing and remanding a lower court’s $100,000 judgment in favor of the insureds in a breach of contract lawsuit against their insurer (Citizens Property Insurance Corporation v. Ricardo Gilart Vazquez, et al., No. 3D15-2864, Fla. App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 16576)....