Donald E. Blanchard, Jr., and Patricia S. Blanchard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation

FAY, Circuit Judge:

CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 5, SECTION 3(b)(6) OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION

TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA AND ITS HONORABLE JUSTICES:

This diversity insurance action presents the question of whether or not a first party (insured against insurer), bad faith claim for failure to settle under section 624.-155(1)(b)., 1 Florida Statutes, accrues be fore termination of the underlying contractual dispute, requiring joinder of the contractual and bad faith claims in the initial…