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Hillsborough County v. Star Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided February 3, 2017No. 15-13701Published

1Opinion of the Court

JORDAN, Circuit Judge.

Darcia Dominguez died from injuries sustained in an automobile accident with a Hillsborough County employee in February of 2010. Jorge Dominguez, the personal representative of Ms. Dominguez’s estate, filed a wrongful death suit against Hillsborough County in state court, and that action, as far as we know, is still pending. This federal diversity case involves an insurance dispute between the County, Mr. Dominguez, and Star Insurance, the County’s excess carrier.

We confront an issue of first impression under Florida law- — the interplay between the limited waiver of…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. David W. Ellis, Jr. v. Gordon R. EnglandCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
  2. Wallace v. DeanSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  3. Benson v. Tocco, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
  4. Crown Ice MacHine Leas. Co. v. Sam Senter Farms, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
  5. Severin Hegel v. The First Liberty Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015

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