Jacobs v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 19-61017-CIV-ALTMAN JODI JACOBS, Plaintiff, v. MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant. _________________________________/ ORDER Under Florida law, a plaintiff who settles with an insured defendant—and then sues the defendant’s insurer for indemnification—must prove that the settled claims were covered by the insurance policy. And, if the settlement agreement includes some claims that are covered by the insurance policy and some that aren’t, then the plaintiff must allocate the total damages as between the covered and…