Legal Opinion
In re Simmons
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida
Decided December 2, 2014No. Case No. 6:11-bk-09983-KSJPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chapter 7
MEMORANDUM OPINION APPROVING CHAPTER 7 TRUSTEE’S PROPOSED COMPROMISE OF CONTROVERSY
KAREN S. JENNEMANN, Chief United States Bankruptcy Judge
The Chapter 7 Trustee, Carla Mussel-man, seeks Court approval of a $100,000 settlement for a “bad faith” insurance claim asserted under § 624.155 of the Florida Statutes (“Bad Faith Claim”) against State Farm Insurance Company (“State Farm”).1 The Court preliminarily concluded2 that the Trustee lacked the authority to settle the Bad Faith Claim *139because an element of the claim accrued after the Debtors filed their bankruptcy petition, and,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Butner v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Segal v. RochelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- In Re Grant CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. LaforetSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins.Supreme Court of Florida · 1991
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3Cited by4 opinions
- In re WagnerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 2015
- Echeverria v. National Auto Finance Company, IncUnited States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · 2020
- Las Brisas v. Empire Indemnity InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2024
- Sandpiper Isle Condominium Association, Inc. v. Empire Indemnity Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2025