Legal Opinion
Welford v. Liberty Insurance Corp.
District Court, N.D. Florida
Decided June 2, 2016No. Case No.: 3:15-cv-333/RV-CJKPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ROGER VINSON, Senior United States District Judge
This third-party bad faith case arises out of a fatal car accident in 2009. It is a so-called “Powell case,” based on a theory of liability in Florida recognized in Powell v. Prudential Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 584 So.2d 12 (Fla.3d DCA 1991). Discovery is closed, and the defendant now moves for summary judgment (doc. 45). The plaintiff has opposed the motion, and the defendant has filed a reply in further support.
I. Background
Except where otherwise noted, the following facts are undisputed in the record.
At the time relevant to this case, the…
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