Current Events 8/4

Florida Supreme Court overrules lower court decisions to decide that insurers can bring malpractice suits against lawyers of policyholders under subrogation rights.
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/2021/sc19-673.html

Florida District Court rules that policyholders are allowed to videotape their appraisals.
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/policyholder-permitted-to-videotape-8018512/

Surfside condo collapse awarded an initial $150 million in damages from court with the possibility of more down the line. 
https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2021/07/26/624320.htm

Judge rules Pathology Labratory Inc can proceed with lawsuit against Mt. Hawley Insurance Compnay for Hurricane Laura claims.
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public/case/40539248/Pathology_Laboratory_Inc_v_Mt_Hawley_Insurance_Co

Louisiana Comisioner of Insurance Jim Donelon participated in the Lake Charles Insurance Claim Town Hall, which was hosted by the American Press.
https://www.americanpress.com/news/local/lives-remain-uprooted-nearly-a-year-after-hurricane-laura/article_8a599706-f0dc-11eb-9692-f73c985a20e5.html

More coverage of Lake Charles Insurance Claim Town Hall.
https://www.kplctv.com/2021/07/30/those-still-waiting-insurance-payments-hear-about-options-town-hall/

Florida Supreme Court rules that in a first-party breach of insurance contract action brought by an insured against its insurer not involving suit under Fla. Stat. 624.155, Florida law does not allow the insured to recover extra-contractual, consequential damages.
https://law.justia.com/cases/florida/supreme-court/2021/sc19-1394.html