Legal Opinion
Robert Kropilak v. 21st Century Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 18, 2015No. 14-13837PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARTLE, District Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment in favor of an insurance company on a claim against it for bad faith. The question before the Court is whether the District Court erred in withholding evidence from the jury as a result of its grant of a motion in limine and thus ruling as a matter of law that the insurer had no duty to enter into a consent judgment in excess of the policy limits.
I
The following facts are undisputed. On October 7, 2008, Robert Kropilak (“Kropi-lak”) and Nicole Collins (“Collins”) were involved in a vehicle collision in Pasco County, Florida, after…
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- Elsa Cabello v. Armando Fernandez-LariosCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
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