Julie Buell v. Direct General Insurance Agency
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Non-Argument Calendar.
1Per curiam
This putative class action alleging deceptive practices in the sale of insurance was dismissed for failure to state a claim. The plaintiffs now appeal. We affirm.
The essential allegation in the case is that Direct General Insurance Company, with its affiliates and underwriters, engaged in “sliding,” a deceptive trade practice prohibited by the Florida Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act (FUITPA), Fla. Stat. §§ 626.9521, 626.9541(l)(z). Sliding entails (i) representing to consumers that two insurance products must, by law, be bought as a bundle when they need not be, (ii) stating that an…
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