Florida Supreme Court: Trial Courts May Compel Appraisal Before Resolving Concurrent Coverage Disputes
By EsqSocial Corporation 24/04/24
On February 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of Florida issued its opinion in American Coastal Ins. Co. v. San Marco Villas Condominium Ass’n, Inc., 2024 WL 369079 (Fla. 2024), to address a persisting conflict on the timing of appraisal. The specific conflict centered around whether a trial court could compel appraisal of an insured’s loss with concurrent coverage and amount-of-loss disputes prior to first resolving the pending coverage issues....
By: Marshall Dennehey