Legal Opinion
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Garfinkel
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 18, 2009No. 5D09-1641PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMonaco, C.J.
The petitioner, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, seeks a writ of prohibition directed to the trial court to prevent the court from taking any further action with respect to a first-party bad faith claim brought by the respondent, Alan B. Gar-finkel. This case came to a head when the trial court denied Citizens’ motion to dismiss, and later entered an order requiring Citizens to produce its attorneys for depositions, and compelling it to produce its claims files and certain other documents for an in camera inspection. Because section 627.351(6)(r), Florida Statutes (2008), immunizes…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Dobbs v. Sea Isle HotelSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- English v. McCrarySupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. LaforetSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Jones v. Florida Ins. Guar. Ass'n, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2005
- Baxter v. Royal Indemnity CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. San Perdido Ass'nSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Citizens Property Insurance Corp., etc. v. Perdido Sun Condominium Association, Inc., etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2015
- Citizens Property Insurance Co. v. Admiralty House, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. San Perdido Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Pruco Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 2016
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