Legal Opinion
Shuford v. Fidelity National Property & Casualty Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 10, 2007No. 07-10230PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The two main questions in this appeal involve the timeliness of a proof of loss for an insurance policy issued under the National Flood Insurance Program and whether a related tort claim of bad faith refusal to pay is preempted by federal law. Dorothy Shuford appeals the summary judgment against her complaint regarding the denial of her claim for benefits under a Standard Flood Insurance Policy. Shu-ford’s property was damaged by a flood caused by Hurricane Ivan. After that hurricane, the Federal Insurance Administrator imposed a one-year deadline for the filing of proofs…
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- American Home Assurance Company v. Glenn Estess & Associates, Inc., D/B/A Sales Consultants of BirminghamCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Mays v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
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