Legal Opinion
Dianya Markovits v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 3, 2018No. 1D17-1623PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtBilbrey, J.
Appellant, Dianya Markovits, was injured in an automobile crash and brought suit against Appellee, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, for uninsured motorist benefits under her insurance policy. She served a proposal for settlement on State Farm which was not accepted. 1 After trial, Markovits obtained a final judgment in her favor which was more than 25 percent greater than the amount demanded in the proposal for settlement, and she then moved for attorneys’ and paralegals’ fees based on the rejected proposal. 2 See § 768.79(1), Fla. Stat. (2014). State Farm disputed .her…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Susanne L. Kuhajda v. Borden Dairy Company of Alabama, LLC.Supreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Home Life Insurance Co. v. RegueiraDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Centex-Rodgers Construction Co. v. Hensel Phelps Construction Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992