As part of Florida’s March 2023 tort and insurance reforms, the Florida legislature introduced a safe harbor for carriers to avoid bad faith liability in claims involving multiple third party claimants. The provision appears in Fla. Stat. 624.155(6) and states …
In the recent decision of Martinez v. GEICO Casualty Insurance Company, 2025 WL 2699231 (11th Cir. Sept. 23, 2025), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court’s order granting summary judgment for GEICO Casualty Insurance …
11th Circuit Rules GEICO did Not Act in Bad Faith in Handling Auto Accident Claim Read more »
In its recent decision, Brink v. Direct General Ins. Co., 38 F.4th 917 (11th Cir. 2022), the Eleventh Circuit ruled 2-1 that the Florida district court erred when it failed to instruct a jury that an insurer not only owed …
On February 15, 2022, the United States Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the Southern District of Florida’s summary judgment victory for GEICO, finding that no reasonable jury could conclude that GEICO had operated in bad faith with …
Eleventh Circuit (Florida): No Bad Faith for Investigating Claim Read more »