Kathy Johnson v. Omega Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC14-2124 ____________ KATHY JOHNSON, Petitioner, vs. OMEGA INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent. [September 29, 2016] LEWIS, J. This case is before the Court to review the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in Omega Insurance Co. v. Johnson,

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(Fla. 5th DCA Sept. 5, 2014), which arose from a claim for insurance benefits by Kathy Johnson, the insured, submitted to Omega, her homeowner’s insurance provider. The decision is in conflict with both Universal Insurance Co. of North America v. Warfel,

82 So. 3d 47

(Fla. 2012), and Ivey…