Suzanne Harvey, etc. v. Geico General Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtQuince, J.
*3This case involves the application of the law of bad faith, which imposes a fiduciary obligation on an insurer to protect its insured from a judgment that exceeds the limits of the insured's policy. The specific issue in this case is whether the Fourth District Court of Appeal misapplied this Court's bad faith precedent and relied on inapplicable federal precedent when it reversed the judgment entered in favor of the insured after a jury found that the insurer acted in bad faith in failing to settle the claim. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co. v. Harvey , 208 So.3d 810, 812 (Fla. 4th DCA 2017). The Fourth…
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- Berges v. Infinity Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2004
- Perera v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2010
- Powell v. Prudential Property & Cas. Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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