2023 is set to be an exciting year for our firm, starting with welcoming a new partner at Boyd & Jenerette P.A. We’re proud to announce Lara J. Edelstein as the firm’s newest partner. Lara has been a valuable member of the Boyd & Jenerette team since 2021 and has consistently proven her work ethic to us and, more importantly, to her clients. Based in the Boca Raton office, Ms. Edelstein focuses her practice on appellate proceedings and trial and litigation support. Ms. Edelstein has extensive experience in appellate law, having […]

In Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint, Plaintiff alleged the subject property sustained covered hurricane damage and Plaintiff provided necessary services to the insured and in exchange, the insured agreed to allow direct billing to the insurance carrier and further agreed to assign all rights under the policy for the services rendered. In Count I of the Amended Complaint, Plaintiff alleged breach of contract by the insurer for failing and/or refusing to tender full insurance proceeds due and owing to the Plaintiff.  In Count II, Plaintiff sought a declaratory judgment, claiming it […]

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in Atlanta recently held that a declaration of non-coverage order in favor of an insurer, where such order specifically declares that the insurer does not owe an insured a duty to defend, does not retroactively eliminate the insurer’s pre-declaration duty to defend. On November 7, 2022, U.S. District Court Judge Sarah E. Geraghty entered an order[1] finding that an insurer did have a duty to defend a Canadian-based diversified professional services and investment management company (hereinafter “insured company”), in an […]

The Plaintiff was the employee of an independent contractor who slipped and fell while he was at the insured home to provide lawn treatment. He sued the homeowner under a negligence theory and alleged an injury to his lumbar spine, which resulted in pain management treatment as well as two surgeries and a recommendation for a potential future SI joint fusion. Kate moved for summary judgment, arguing that the homeowner was immune from the suit as he was the employee of an independent contractor injured while performing work under a […]