Newman ex rel. Amica Mutual Insurance Co. v. Metropolitan Dade County

The defendant, Stuart Newman [Newman] f/u/b/o Arnica Mutual Insurance Company [Arnica], appeals from an adverse summary judgment. We affirm.

A bus driver collided with Newman while operating a bus for Metropolitan Dade County [Dade County], Arnica paid its insured, Newman, for the total loss of his 1982 Jaguar.

Newman sued Dade County. The case was settled during trial. Gary Siplin, the attorney who was handling the case for Dade County, was given authority to settle this matter without Metropolitan Dade County Risk Management Department’s [Risk Management] approval. Thereafter, Siplin sent a…