Settlement of a Homeowner’s Sinkhole Claim Serves as Sufficient Resolution to Allow Insureds to Bring Bad- Faith Action Against Insurer
Dec 30, 2016 in Case Law Updates by bronsteincarmona
In Barton v. Capitol Preferred Insurance Co., 41 Fla. L. Weekly D2736, Case No. 5D15-1587 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016), the Fifth District reversed the trial court’s summary judgment denying the Bartons’ bad faith action against Capitol, and held that a settlement can provide the determination of liability that is required to bring a bad-faith action against an insurer.