Legal Opinion
Geico Gen. Ins. Co. v. Steinger, Iscoe & Greene-II, P.A.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 26, 2019No. 3D18-1280PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHendon, J.
*776GEICO General Insurance Company ("GEICO") appeals from a final judgment finding it negligent in failing to protect its claimant's former law firm's charging lien, holding GEICO jointly and severally liable for that firm's attorney's fees. We affirm.
Aniushka Monsalve ("Monsalve") filed a claim against GEICO's insured, and hired the law firm of Steinger, Iscoe & Greene-II, P.A. ("SIG") to negotiate with GEICO. SIG entered into negotiations with GEICO on Monsalve's behalf. Monsalve then discharged SIG and hired Litigation Law, P.A. to continue negotiating with GEICO. In October 2014, SIG sent a…
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