What’s A Court To Consider After A Post-Suit Payment?

Anthony Russo

Partner | Extra-Contractual, Appellate, First-Party Coverage, Third-Party Coverage
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arusso@butler.legal

October 26, 2016

Most first-party insurance lawsuits are accompanied by a claim for attorneys’ fees based on section 627.428, Florida Statutes. The operative language of this statute has been part of Florida law for over a century, and the cases interpreting that language are legion. On September 29, 2016 , the Florida Supreme Court issued its decision in Johnson v. Omega Insurance Co., which addressed the following issue…

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What’s A Court To Consider After A Post-Suit Payment?

Anthony Russo

October 26, 2016

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