Legal Opinion
Petty v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 19, 2012No. SC10-2097PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.
We review the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass’n v. Petty, 44 So.3d 1191 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010), which certified conflict with the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass’n v. Soto, 979 So.2d 964 *315(Fla. 3d DCA 2008).1 Because Petty’s attorney’s fee award pursuant to section 627.428(1), Florida Statutes (2008), is not within the coverage of her insurance policy, it is not a covered claim under section 631.54(3), Florida Statutes (2008), that the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) must pay.…
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