In Joyce v. Federated National Insurance Company, No. SC16-103 (Fla. Oct. 19, 2017), the Court addressed the issue regarding whether a contingency fee multiplier can be applied to an attorney’s fee award to a prevailing party only […]
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In GEICO v. Macedo, the Florida Supreme Court held that the trial court was correct in ruling that GEICO was required to pay taxable fees and costs awarded against its insured pursuant to an offer of judgment. […]
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LegalFeeGuard is the only insurance of its kind and only offered in Florida. LegalFeeGuard was created with the intention of combating Florida’s proposal for settlement statute. Section 768.79, Florida Statutes, shifts the burden of paying for opposing […]
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Recently, the Middle District of Florida granted Allstate’s motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s bad faith claim in Wojciechowski v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance, 8:14-cv-03176-MSS-TBM (M.D. Fla. 2016). The court determined that Allstate did not […]
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Shareholder Jane Anderson, Insurance Coverage & Bad Faith Practice Group Leader, is quoted in the January 2017 issue of CLM Magazine. The question posed to four CLM members was, “What line of insurance holds something new or […]
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Boyd & Jenerette’s insurance coverage team obtained summary judgment on behalf of a major insurance carrier in an action for declaratory relief. The action was brought by attorneys Jane Anderson and Randy Dow in the United States District […]
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The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure allow for an immediate, final appeal of a judgment that determines the existence or nonexistence of insurance coverage. However, the rule limits it to those “in which a claim has been […]
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Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome Attorney, William P. Cassidy. He has joined the firm as an Associate in our Jacksonville office. His practice focuses on Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith Claims Litigation, as well as […]
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The law firm of Boyd & Jenerette is honored to have two of our Partners selected to the 2016 Florida Super Lawyers list and to also have five more of our Partners selected to the 2016 Florida Rising Stars list. Congratulations, you’ve worked hard to […]
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Boyd & Jenerette is pleased to welcome associates Bryan Hill, Jr., Betsy Cardenas and Keith Knight to the Firm’s Jacksonville office. Elizabeth T. Cardenas Elizabeth “Betsy” Cardenas graduated in the top 5% of her class from Florida Coastal […]
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