Legal Opinion
Forgione v. Dennis Pirtle Agency, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 5, 1996No. 95-5516PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal concerns a single issue: Under Florida law, is a claim for negligence by an insured against an insurance agent for failure to obtain proper insurance coverage assignable? Because we are unable to find any authoritative decision from the Florida courts answering the question, we certify the question to the Florida Supreme Court.
I. BACKGROUND
The plaintiff and appellant in this case, David Forgione, was involved in an automobile accident with a vehicle owned by Harry and Lena Tofel. He thereafter obtained a final judgment against them in the amount of $600,000. Forgione was unable to…
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- Angus v. Wald (In Re Wald)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · 1997
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