Legal Opinion

Vivas v. State Farm Florida Insurance Co.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 5, 2014No. 3D13-465PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Per curiam

Because we agree with the trial court that the insurer did not wrongfully cause the insureds to resort to litigation, we affirm the trial court’s denial of attorney’s fees and costs. See generally Beverly v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., 50 So.3d 628, 633 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010) (quoting Clifton v. United Cas. Ins. Co. of Am., 31 So.3d 826, 829 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010)) (“[A]n insurer’s post-suit payment of additional policy proceeds entitles the insured to section 627.428 attorney’s fees where the insurer ‘wrongfully caus[ed] its insured to resort to litigation in order to resolve a conflict with its…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Clifton v. United Casualty Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  2. Beverly v. State Farm Florida Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Omega Insurance Co. v. JohnsonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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