2020 WL 4782369 (11th Cir. Aug. 18, 2020)   In this case the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals addresses what constitutes “direct physical loss” that triggers coverage.  Specifically, the Court considered whether dust and debris generated by road construction is direct physical loss, and held that it is not. The Southern District of Florida had excluded the opinions of Plaintiff’s…

District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida, Fourth District No. 4D18-3154 (April 22, 2020) In this appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, the Fourth District Court of Appeal (“DCA”) of the State of Florida determined Avatar’s insurance policy did not require the insureds to produce the handyman or the employees…

Summary of Case by Oliver Bryce Clark, Associate Attorney Upon Defendant’s removal, the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division ruled on the merits of Defendant, Rockhill Insurance Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment, finding, for the below-stated reasons, that the same admitted of disputed issues of material fact which precluded judgment in favor of Defendant. In Donald E. Clark; and Stacy…