Adrian Fridman v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC13-1607 ____________ ADRIAN FRIDMAN, Petitioner, vs. SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Respondent. [February 25, 2016] PARIENTE, J. The conflict issue in this case is whether an insured is entitled to a determination of liability and the full extent of his or her damages by first bringing an uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM) action before litigating a first-party bad faith cause of action under section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2007). The related issues we address are whether that determination of damages is then binding, as an element of…