· 3/2/2000
Talat Enterprises, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.
Citations
- 753 So. 2d 1278
- 2000 WL 232303
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that a cause of action for first-party bad faith did not exist at common law
- finding “the requirements of written notice to the Department of Insurance and the insurer are conditions precedent to bringing an action” under the bad- faith statute
- “[T]he civil remedy provided in subdivision (l)(b)l was not in existence for first-party insureds before the adoption of the civil remedy statute.”
- a statutory bad faith claim pursuant to “[s]ection 624.155 does not impose on an insurer the obligation to pay whatever the insured demands”
- “Because this statute is in derogation of the common law, it must be strictly construed.” (cleaned up)
- discussing the scope and application of § 624.155
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Judges: Wells
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