Panel: Insured Is Not Owed Attorney Fees From FIGA For Sinkhole Loss Testing

(March 11, 2020, 2:02 PM EDT) -- LAKELAND, Fla. — An insured is not entitled to attorney fees and costs connected to testing for sinkhole loss in her lawsuit with the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA), substituting for an insolvent insurer, a Florida appeals panel ruled March 6, noting that a trial court misconstrued the panel’s previous ruling in a similar case (Phylis Heid v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, No. 2D18-737, Fla. App., 2nd Dist., 2020 Fla. App. LEXIS 2858)....