State Farm Florida Insurance Company v. Carl Hochreiter and Melissa Hochreiter
By: Nicole Martingano Case No. 5D22-72 The Fifth District Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s ruling on the basis that the entry of judgment on merits based on an appraisal award, without considering coverage defenses, violated the insurer’s due process rights. Following a hailstorm, a scope-and-price dispute regarding damages to the Hochreiters’ (“Insureds”) roof arose. State Farm responded to…