Legal Opinion
Galante v. USAA Casualty Insurance
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 23, 2005No. 4D03-3816PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLD, MARC H., Associate Judge.
Background,
On August 9, 1994, appellant Rebecca Galante suffered severe injuries in an automobile accident caused by an underin-sured motorist. Appellee USAA provided motor vehicle insurance to the Galantes which included $100,000.00 in uninsured/underinsured benefits.
The appellants brought suit against the underinsured motorist and on February 4, 2002, the jury found for the appellants, awarding $1,098,950.00 to Mrs. Galante and $75,000.00 to Mr. Galante. Following this, the appellants brought a bad faith action against USAA under section 624.155, Florida…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Vest v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Talat Enterprises, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Crocker v. MarksDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
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