Progressive Express Insurance Co. v. Florida Department of Financial Services

The issue presented is whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of appellees on their claim that appellant breached its duty to defend Tampa Bay Trucking, Inc. (“TBT”) and Pateo Transport, Inc. (“Pateo”) in an earlier personal injury action, entitling appel-lees to indemnification for costs expended in defending that action. We find that the trial court correctly determined that appel-lees were entitled to indemnification for their defense costs, and therefore, we affirm the granting of summary judgment.

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