The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
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. . . . § 624.155 (listing which provisions afford a plaintiff a private right of action, but only as against . . .
. . . breach of contract; (2) petition for appraisal; and (3) statutory bad faith in violation of section 624.155 . . . "[A] claim for bad faith pursuant to section 624.155(1)(b) 1 is founded upon the obligation of the insurer . . .
. . . complained about the Defendant's failure to settle her UM policy claim in good faith, in violation of § 624.155 . . .
. . . sixty days of when GEICO actually received Harper's civil remedy notice (CRN) filed pursuant to section 624.155 . . . However, because the final judgment is based on a misapplication of the provisions of section 624.155 . . . Harper contends that this payment was untimely under section 624.155(3)(d), which requires that payment . . . Subsection 624.155(3)(d) plainly states that no action shall lie if the damages are paid or corrective . . . Hence, the requirements of section 624.155(3)(d) are met when the insured electronically files the CRN . . .
. . . Such allegations, however, would be relevant only to an action under Section 624.155, which allows a . . . First, an action under Section 624.155 cannot be brought until after insurer liability under the policy . . . Additionally, Section 624.155 imposes certain prerequisites to suit, such as notice to the insurer and . . .
. . . Stat. ch. 624.155(l)(b)(l) (creating a private right of action against an insurer when a person is damaged . . .
. . . punitive damages against Peters and a claim of bad faith against State Farm under Florida Statute § 624.155 . . .
. . . claims, arguing that these claims were actually disguised claims for statutory bad-faith under section 624.155 . . . Section 624.155(1)(a) 1. provides: (1) Any person may bring a civil action against an insurer when such . . . These courts concluded that absent a cause of action under section 624.155, there can be no liability . . . The Appellees' allegations of bad-faith cannot survive outside of a cause of action under 624.155, and . . . See §§ 624.155(1)(a) 1., 626.9541(1)(i)(3)(a, d); Perdido Sun Condo. Ass'n, 164 So.3d at 666-67. . . .
. . . On August 27, 2014, the Demases served a civil remedy notice ("CRN") pursuant to section 624.155, Florida . . . See § 624.155(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). . . . Section 624.155(1)(b) 1. gives an insured a civil remedy against an insurer for "[n]ot attempting in . . . See § 624.155(3)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). . . . Hence, a statutory bad faith claim under section 624.155 is ripe for litigation when there has been ( . . .
. . . Bad-faith claims are governed by section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2008). . . . See id. § 624.155(3)(a). . . . Id. § 624.155(3)(b). . . . See id § 624.155(3)(d). . . . State Farm did not cure the alleged violation within the sixty-day window in section 624.155(3)(d). . . . As stated by the majority, bad-faith claims are governed by section 624.155, Florida Statutes. . . . . § 624.155(1)(b) 1., Fla. Stat. (2008). . . . appraisal process as set forth in the insurance contract, it is immune from the application of section .624.155 . . .
. . . Stat. § 624.155(1)(a)(1). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a) (emphasis added); Erskin Bell v. GEICO Gen. Ins. . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(b). . . . Fla. 2006), to support its argument that "close enough" is not sufficient under § 624.155. . . . (3) by only alleging violations of § 624.155(1)(b) in the CRN. . . .
. . . Evergreen did not timely send Underwriters a Civil Remedies Notice (“CRN”) as required by .section 624.155 . . . 2006 and sent out a notice providing that “the sixty (60) day time period required by Florida Statutes 624.155 . . . This changed upon the Legislature’s adoption of section.624.155, the civil remedy statute of the Florida . . . had it acted fairly and honestly toward its insured and with due regard for her or his interests.” § 624.155 . . . Even if we were to construe section 624.155 as requiring that the insurer be “given” a copy of the CRN . . .
. . . Stat, § 624.155. . The "Medical Practices” refers to Calhoun and Omni. . . . .
. . . summary judgment, the trial court granted Coley leave to assert claims for bad faith under section 624.155 . . . breach of contract (Count I) (Coley’s original claim); (2) civil remedy of bad faith pursuant to section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155. . . . Stat. § 624.155(3). As required by § 624.155(3)(b)(l), Ms. . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d). . . . Stat. §§ 624.155(l)(a)(l) and 624.155(l)(b)(l). . . .
. . . 592 So.2d 240, 241 (Fla. 1992) (“[Djamages recoverable in a first-party bad faith suit under section 624.155 . . .
. . . Section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2015), requires “an insurer to act in good faith in handling claims . . . Co., 619 Fed.Appx. 896, 898 (11th Cir. 2015) (citing § 624.155(1)(b) Fla. . . .
. . . $20,000 from GEICO in a first party bad faith action Dixon has pending against GEICO pursuant to section 624.155 . . . A punitive damage award in any amount is not recoverable under section 624.155 without a claim of a general . . . business practice which violates the statutes. § 624.155(5), Fla. . . .
. . . In March 2013, pursuant to section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2013), the Bar-tons filed a “Civil Remedy . . . Section 624.155 of the Florida Insurance Code, requires insureds to file a civil remedy notice with the . . . days of the filing of the notice, then the insureds are precluded from filing a bad-faith claim. § 624.155 . . . Section 624.155 authorizes an insured to bring a first-party bad-faith action where the insured has been . . . Stat. (2011). , Section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2013), provides, in pertinent part: 624,155 Civil . . .
. . . On September 17, 2008, Cadle filed her first Civil Remedy Notice (“CRN”) under Florida Statutes § 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)l). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a)) (alteration omitted). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d)). . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)l. . . . .
. . . . § 624.155). , Pursuant to § 624.155, any person may bring a civil action against an insurer when that . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(a). . . . Stat. § 624.155(6). . . . Stat. § 624.155). . . . Stat. §§ 624.155(8), 626.9631. . . .
. . . Patón subsequently amended her complaint to add a claim of bad faith against GEICO under section 624.155 . . . 'When a party files for attorney’s fees against an insurance' company pursuant to sections 624.155 and . . . the defendant insurance company in a contested claim for attorney’s fees filed pursuant to sections 624.155 . . .
. . . also raises an issue regarding the applicability of the Florida Insurance Code generally, and section 624.155 . . .
. . . Answering a certified question, this Court held that “[njeither Blanchard nor section 624.155(2)(b) requires . . . The Court held that “a claim for bad faith pursuant to section 624.155(1)(b)l[.] is founded upon the . . . underinsured motorist (UM) action before litigating a first-party bad faith cause of action under section 624.155 . . . See § 624.155(l)(b)l, Fla. Stat. . . . . § 624.155, Fla. Stat. . . . As a condition precedent to filing a civil action under section 624.155, “the [Florida Department of . . . Indeed, section 624.155 itself does not distinguish between first- and third-party bad faith actions . . .
. . . . § 624.155. . . . first-party bad faith suit, the insured must file a civil remedy notice under Florida Statutes section 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d)). . . . In the event the insurer does not cure the alleged violation within the sixty-day period in section 624.155 . . .
. . . fall unless and until Batchelor prevailed on another claim — that Geico violated Florida Statutes, § 624.155 . . . that its unsuccessful 2007 Tender and offers to settle for $2,500.00 satisfied the requirements of § 624.155 . . . GLC 6598) Two days later, Alpizar submitted a CRN accusing Geico of violating § 624.155(l)(b)(l) by not . . . Bad Faith Claims and Privileges By enacting § 624.155, the Florida legislature codified the common law . . . In Florida, the damages recoverable in ‘a bad faith claim under § 624.155(1 )(b)(1) include "the total . . .
. . . , Plaintiffs asserted breach of contract claims, statutory bad faith claims under Florida Statute § 624.155 . . .
. . . Two: Bad-Faith In Count II, Plaintiffs assert a bad-faith claim against Defendant for violation of §§ 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155; Boston Old Colony Ins. Co. v. Gutierrez, 386 So.2d 783, 785 (Fla.1980) (per curiam). . . .
. . . Count II — Florida Statutory Bad Faith Refusal to Indemnify MI Windows’ sues- -under Section 624.155, . . . Stat. § 624.155, the Florida bad faith statute, which informs the insurer that the insured deems it to . . . Stal. § 624.155(l)(b)(l) by not attempting to set-tie the claims when/ under all the circumstances, it . . . "A civil remedy notice is a condition precedent to bringing a bad faith claim under section 624.155. . . . Services on a form provided by the department at least 60 days before filing a bad faith lawsuit. § 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155(l)(b). . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)l. . . . Id. § 624.155(3)(d). . . .
. . . Rafi Brothers in connection with the Wrongful Death Action (Count I), violation of Florida Statutes § 624.155 . . .
. . . hereinafter, the “Coblentz Agreement”), Gibraltar and the D & 0 Defendants, pursuant to Florida Statute § 624.155 . . .
. . . ), FLORIDA STATUTES, SHIELDS THE CORPORATION FROM SUIT UNDER THE CAUSE OF ACTION CREATED BY SECTION 624.155 . . . as more fully explained below, that a statutory first-party bad faith cause of action under section 624.155 . . . the second lawsuit, Perdido Sun alleged a statutory first-party bad faith claim, pursuant to section 624.155 . . . The Legislature addressed this issue in 1982 by the adoption of section 624.155, Florida Statutes. . . . CONCLUSION Perdido Sun brought a first-party bad faith claim pursuant to section 624.155(1). . . .
. . . . § 624.155 (authorizing a civil action against an insurer when certain listed subsections are violated . . . Stat. § 624.155. . . .
. . . The proposed Second Amended Complaint also adds a claim for bad faith pursuant to section 624.155 of . . .
. . . . §§ 624.155(7), 626.9631. . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(a)(l). . . . ASIC points to the pre-suit notice requirement and class action bar contemplated by § 624.155(3) and . . .
. . . . § 624.155(3)(a), in which he alleged that Allstate failed to attempt to settle his claim in good faith . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)(l). . . . Stat. §§ 624.155(3)(a) & (3)(d). . . .
. . . that gives rise to this action .... ” (Doc. 11 at 2) In this action, the plaintiffs sue under Section 624.155 . . . The plaintiffs assert that Section 624.155(l)(b)(l) is constitutional and is “applicable on its face” . . . (Doc. 11 at 5) Section 624.155(l)(b)(l) states: Any person may bring a civil action against an insurer . . . the Supreme Court of Florida has not overturned BDO Seid-man, BDO Seidman is inapplicable to Section 624.155 . . . However, Section 624.155(l)(b)(l), like most statutes, has no clause (not even an ambiguous clause) that . . .
. . . Plaintiffs sued ProAg pursuant to section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2014), alleging that ProAg acted . . . Plaintiffs insist that section 624.155 requires a response through the Florida Department of Financial . . . A civil remedy notice is a condition precedent to bringing a bad faith claim under section 624.155. . . . This is not to say that all pre-suit proceedings constitute a “response” under section 624.155. . . . Laforet, 658 So.2d 55, 62 (Fla.1995) (adopting the standard set forth in section 624.155). . . .
. . . Stat. § 624.155(3). Talat Enterprises, Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(b) (2014); 316, Inc. v. Maryland Cas. Co., 625 . . . . Stat. § 624.155(3) (2014). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d) (2014). . Blanchard v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(b) (2014). . . .
. . . . § 624.155(1). Id. at ¶ 66. On January 26, 2012, QBE settled those claims with the Association. . . . Stat. § 624.155(1). Id. at ¶ 20. . . . Specifically, they allege that QBE violated Section 624.155(l)(a) and (b) by: (1) failing to attempt . . . Stat. § 624.155(1). . . . Stat. § 624.155(1) because they fail to allege any damages and because they were never insured by QBE . . .
. . . II, Gianassi asserts a first party bad-faith claim against State Farm pursuant to Florida Statute § 624.155 . . .
. . . With leave of court, Patón amended her complaint to add a claim of bad faith under section 624.155, Florida . . . By its 1982 enactment of section 624.155, Florida Statutes, the “Legislature created a first-party bad . . . Laforet, 658 So.2d 55, 59 (Fla.1995); see also § 624.155(l)(b)l., Fla. Stat. (2009). . . . Subsection 624.155(8) provides that: The damages recoverable pursuant to this section [624.155] shall . . . provides: The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 . . .
. . . ), the Florida Supreme Court held that in first-party bad faith actions brought pursuant to section 624.155 . . . law distinguishing first- and third-party bad faith actions, explaining that the enactment of section 624.155 . . . bad faith actions with regard to discovery purposes is unjustified and without support under section 624.155 . . . attorney-client privilege, reasoning: Although the Florida Supreme Court has concluded that section 624.155 . . . , she cited the following language from the Ruiz opinion: The insurers’ duties set forth in section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155. A federal jury returned a verdict finding that GEICO had not acted in bad faith. . . . Stat. § 624.155. . . . Stat. § 624.155; see State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Laforet, 658 So.2d 55, 58-59 (Fla.1995). . . . Section 624.155 also has a damages provision: "The damages recoverable pursuant to this section shall . . . Stat. § 624.155(8). . . . .
. . . See § 624.155(l)(b)l., Fla. . . . that, before the umpire was appointed, the insureds filed a notice of violation pursuant to section 624.155 . . . See § 624.155(3)(a), Fla. . . . See § 624.155(3)(d), Fla. . . . exist, there is no impediment as a matter of law to a recovery of damages for violation of section 624.155 . . . However, any such requirement is one which the legislature must impose through an amendment to section 624.155 . . .
. . . recoverable from an uninsured motorist insurance carrier in a bad faith action brought under section 624.155 . . . the damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in a bad faith action filed under section 624.155 . . . Once Barber served his Civil Remedy Notice under section 624.155(3)(a), Florida Statutes (2008), as a . . . a bad-faith action, GEICO had sixty days to pay the damages owed and cure the alleged violation. § 624.155 . . . underlying the UM and bad faith statutes, and improperly ignores the last chance provisions of section 624.155 . . . He also filed a Civil Remedy Notice (“CRN”) as authorized by section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2008) . . . amend his complaint to assert separate claims for uninsured motorist benefits, violations of section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155, noting, however, that to the extent that Plaintiffs brought such allegations as an obligee . . . Stat. § 624.155(1)(b)(1). . . .
. . . Although the parties frame their arguments around Florida Statutes Sections 627.428 and 624.155 (2013 . . .
. . . The complaint was filed pursuant to section 624.155, Florida Statutes, which provides a civil remedy . . . under section 627.351(6)(s)l., Florida Statutes, and that a statutory bad-faith action under section 624.155 . . . that section 627.351(6)(s)l. shields Citizens from suit for the cause of action set out in section 624.155 . . . , and particularly its immunity from a suit on the statutory cause of action established by section 624.155 . . . Section 624.155(1) establishes a cause of action against “the insurer” for “[n]ot attempting in good . . .
. . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)(l). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a)-(b), (d). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a) (“As a condition precedent to bringing an action under [§ 624.155], the [Department . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a). . . . Id. § 624.155(3)(b). . . . .
. . . . § 624.155. On July 11, 2005, Geieo offered $15,000.00 in settlement of the claim. . . . . § 624.155, such an action may not be brought under the common law. . . . Stat. § 624.155). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3), her statutory bad faith claim will be dismissed. . . . Stat. § 624.155 complaint was dismissed with prejudice). . . .
. . . State Farm further maintains that it cannot be liable in a statutory bad faith action under section 624.155 . . . The alleged deficiency in the civil remedy notice that was served by respondents under section 624.155 . . . See § 624.155(3)(c), Fla. . . .
. . . . § 624.155. FI. . . . . § 624.155 provides that “[a]ny person may bring a civil action against an insurer when such person . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(a), (b)(1). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d). . . . Stat. § 627.727(10): The damages recoverable from [a UM] carrier in an action brought under § 624.155 . . .
. . . Remedy filed by Fridman; the pleadings filed in this case; and the provisions of sections 627.727 and 624.155 . . . The Bad Faith Claim: The Civil Remedy Notice and Sections 624.155 and 627.727(10), Florida Statutes The . . . “To proceed in a claim for bad faith an insured must send a notice pursuant to section 624.155.” . . . Prior to filing the UM suit, Fridman filed a Civil Remedy Notice under section 624.155, specifically . . . “may include an award or judgment in an amount that exceeds the policy limits.” § 624.155(8), Fla. . . . Safeco had refused to pay on the UM claim, Fridman filed a Civil Remedy Notice pursuant to section 624.155 . . . provides: The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 . . . confessed judgment in the underlying UM case would somehow render the remedies authorized under section 624.155 . . . jurisdiction to consider a request to amend the complaint to add a count seeking relief under section 624.155 . . . Section 624.155 provides: Civil remedy.— (1) Any person may bring a civil action against an insurer when . . .
. . . The trial court also erred in ruling that the civil remedy notice provided under section 624.155, Florida . . . , he sued State Farm and filed a civil remedy notice of insurer violation (CRN) pursuant to section 624.155 . . . See § 624.155(S)(a). State Farm moved to dismiss Mr. Hunt’s lawsuit and to require an appraisal. . . . Section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2005), provides, in pertinent part, as follows: 624.155. . . . We also recognize the holdings of several federal court decisions that section 624.155(3)(b) does not . . .
. . . under Florida insurance law, such as the notice requirement and safe harbor provision under section 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155 (setting forth the specific provisions of the insurance code for which a civil action . . . Stat. § 624.155(1)(a)(1), albeit a right of action that has certain accompanying procedural limitations . . . Stat. § 624.155(3), (6). . . . Stat. § 624.155(7), now set forth in section 624.155(8), which provides that: The civil remedy specified . . .
. . . The Florida Supreme Court in Ruiz explained that the enactment of section 624.155, Florida Statute “ushered . . . bad faith actions with regard to discovery purposes is unjustified and without support under section 624.155 . . . , she cited the following language from the Ruiz opinion: The insurers’ duties set forth in section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155, Fla. Stat. (2007). . . .
. . . Section 624.155(b)l., Florida Statutes, requires an insurer to act in “good faith” and to act “fairly . . .
. . . requests on the basis that Plaintiff failed to post a cost bond in accordance with Florida Statute § 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155(5). . . . However, Florida Statute § 624.155(5) provides that if the plaintiff does not recover punitive damages . . . Like the statute at issue in Cohen, Florida Statute § 624.155(5) creates a new liability in the amount . . . Additionally, it appears that failure to apply Florida Statute § 624.155(5) in diversity cases would . . .
. . . initial suit, San Perdido brought a statutory first-party bad faith action against Citizens under section 624.155 . . . denying Citizens[’] motion to dismiss because, as explained in Garfinkel, a bad faith claim under section 624.155 . . . harm if it must continue to defend a lawsuit when the Legislature intended to immunize it from section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155? . . . Stat. § 624.155? 3. . . . Co., 644 F.Supp. 339, 341 (M.D.Fla.1986) (“The language of section 624.155 indicates that the overall . . . One Florida court has at least implicitly recognized that section 624.155 constituted a change in the . . . Further, in discussing the legislative intent behind the enactment of section 624.155, this Court has . . .
. . . . § 624.155(l)(b)l, which creates a cause of action for first-party bad faith, provides that an insurer . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(a). . . . Stat. § 624.155(3)(d). . . . Stat. § 624.155 because GEICO tendered the full policy coverage, $25,000.00 payable to Erskin, Sr. and . . . Id. § 624.155(3)(d); see also Lane v. Westfield Ins. . . .
. . . . § 624.155(3)(a). . . . Id. at § 624.155(3)(c). . . .
. . . faith and fair dealing] are actually statutory bad-faith claims that must be brought under section 624.155 . . .
. . . The Estate will sue GEICO under section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2006), for failure to settle this . . . ), states: The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 . . .
. . . act in good faith regarding first-party insurance claims, only a statutory remedy created by section 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155? 94 So.3d at 545. . . . “such first-party claims are actually statutory bad-faith claims that must be brought under section 624.155 . . .
. . . For example, if an insured sues an insurer under Section 624.155(1)(b) for “failing to promptly settle . . . The policy remains “regulated” by Section 624.155 and the rest of the insurance code. . . .
. . . The majority is also incorrect in relying upon section 624.155, Florida Statutes, as the basis and standard . . . The complaint in this case was not based upon section 624.155 but upon a common law claim of bad faith . . . Section 624.155(8) makes it clear that: The civil remedy specified in 624.155 does not preempt any other . . . of bad faith or the statutory remedy, but shall not be entitled to a judgment under both remedies. § 624.155 . . . Section 624.155, Florida Statutes, requires an insurer to act in “good faith” and to act “fairly and . . .
. . . . § 624.155? 8. . . . Since the statute’s enactment, both federal and Florida courts have found that section 624.155 extends . . . Co., 644 F.Supp. 339, 341 (M.D.Fla.1986) (“The language of section 624.155 indicates that the overall . . . A 1982 Staff Report to the House Committee on Insurance states that section 624.155 “requires insurers . . . One Florida court has at least implicitly recognized that section 624.155 constituted a change in the . . .
. . . See §§ 624.155(1)(b) 1. & 626.9541, Fla. . . .
. . . the UM policy limits, the Hig-ginses filed a bad faith action against West Bend, pursuant to sections 624.155 . . .
. . . 2011, containing two statutory bad-faith claims based on alleged violations of Florida Statute section 624.155 . . . (“section 624.155”). . . . Stat. § 624.155. Kafie will supplement this response as additional information becomes available. . . . The legislature passed section 624.155 in order to expand the insured’s remedies, such that he could . . . It therefore seems inconsistent with the purpose of section 624.155 to hold that where insureds were . . .
. . . Notice with the Department of Insurance, which is a prerequisite to a bad faith action under section 624.155 . . . When State Farm finally did have Curran examined, the sixty-day window under section 624.155 had expired . . .
. . . discover attorney-client privileged information in this bad faith action brought pursuant to section 624.155 . . .
. . . granted Landmark’s motion to dismiss for all counts except breach of contract and bad faith under section 624.155 . . . , that writ of certiorari is properly granted to abate the cause of action for violation of section 624.155 . . . Section 624.155(l)(b), Florida Statutes, allows a civil action to be brought against an insurer when . . . had it acted fairly and honestly toward its insured and with due regard for her or his interests.” § 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155, Fla. Slat. (2008). . . . .
. . . It is also noteworthy that such a bad faith action is often brought pursuant to section 624.155, Florida . . . The attorneys’ fees generated by that action can be awarded at the end of the case under section 624.155 . . . provides: The damages recoverable from an uninsured motorist carrier in an action brought under s. 624.155 . . .
. . . Exclusion of Evidence Regarding the Maldonado and Soto Settlements Section 624.155(l)(b)(l), Florida . . . Similarly, in section 624.155(1), Florida Statutes (2007), the term “any person” has been held to confer . . . EMAS, J., concurs. . § 624.155, Fla. Stat. (2002). . . . .
. . . RELATING TO DISCOVERY OF WORK PRODUCT IN FIRST-PARTY BAD FAITH ACTIONS BROUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 624.155 . . . Section 624.155, Florida Statutes, enacted in 1982, created a statutory bad faith cause of action for . . . The enactment of section 624.155 “essentially extended the duty of an insurer to act in good faith and . . . had it acted fairly and honestly toward its insured and with due regard for her or his interests.” § 624.155 . . . In Ruiz, we held that in first-party bad faith actions brought pursuant to section 624.155, work product . . . expressly abrogated by the Legislature in first-party statutory bad faith claims arising under section 624.155 . . . The insurers’ duties set forth in section 624.155 to act “fairly and honestly toward [their] insured . . .
. . . of the trial court, one of which denied a motion to abate a cause of action for violation of section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155(1)(a)1 (emphasis added); see also Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. . . . act; rather, it alleges violation of § 626.9541(l)(a)l and (b)4, neither of which is covered under § 624.155 . . . If anything, the fact that § 624.155’s list of enumerated acts explicitly lists three sections of § 626.9541 . . .
. . . Federal Rules of Evidence because the testimony is only relevant to a claim of bad faith under section 624.155 . . .
. . . San Perdido’s lawsuit was brought under section 624.155, Florida Statutes. . . . San Perdido Assoc., 22 So.3d 71 (Fla. 1st DCA 2009), and San Perdido thereafter filed its section 624.155 . . . In its section 624.155 action, San Perdi-do alleged that Citizens engaged in a series of bad faith practices . . . has issued writs of prohibition where Citizens claimed sovereign immunity in response to a section 624.155 . . . Like the present case, in those instances Citizens’ motions to dismiss the section 624.155 action were . . . question of law, which the parties agree essentially boils down to whether a bad faith claim under section 624.155 . . . denying Citizens motion to dismiss because, as explained in Garfinkel, a bad faith claim under section 624.155 . . . would be inappropriate to interpret the phrase “willful tort” as a short-hand reference to section 624.155 . . . HB 1051 (2009), which did not pass, but proposed to amend section 624.155(1) to read “Any person may . . .
. . . . § 624.155. (1) Count I, sections (e) In Count I, Declaratory Judgment Against QBE, Plaintiff seeks . . . claims under the Insurance Contract is “subsumed in a bad faith action pursuant to Florida Statute § 624.155 . . . holding plaintiffs “relief for the unreasonable or untimely payment of its claim is limited to a section 624.155 . . .
. . . . § 624.155. . . . Stat. § 624.155(l)(b)(l) until it was resolved on appeal whether the plaintiff was liable in the underlying . . .
. . . that Citizens is immune from first-party bad faith claims pursuant to sections 627.351(6)(r)l. and 624.155 . . .
. . . Section 624.155(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2009), sets forth additional grounds for bad faith, including . . .
. . . without prejudice for failing to file a sufficiently specific civil remedy notice complying with section 624.155 . . .
. . . See §§ 624.155; 627.727(10), Fla. Stat. (2005). . . . As an additional ground for an award of appellate attorney’s fees, Jenkins cites to section 624.155 of . . .
. . . In cases brought under F.S. 624.155, issues of notice and cure generally will be determined by the court . . . If a claim for punitive damages is made pursuant to F.S. 624.155, use this instruction instead of instructions . . . evidence burden of proof provided in F.S. 768.725 applies to punitive damages claims made pursuant to F.S. 624.155 . . .
. . . National Union’s corporate parent, on Heritage’s first-party bad-faith insurance action under section 624.155 . . . Heritage then brought this action under section 624.155, Florida Statutes, alleging that National Union . . . failed to settle the claims in good faith in violation of subsection 624.155(l)(b), Florida Statutes . . . action are “those damages which are a reasonably foreseeable result of a specified violation of [section 624.155 . . . Stat. § 624.155(8), and “the natural, proximate, probable, or direct consequence of the insurer’s bad . . .
. . . Garfinkel, however, alleges that his claim arises under section 624.155, Florida Statutes (2007). . . . Garfinkel, recognizing that section 624.155 applies generally to private insurers, does not claim that . . . Garfinkel’s complaint specifically pleads that bad faith liability is founded on section 624.155(l)(b . . . If Citizens is not an authorized insurer under section 624.155(l)(b), then it cannot be subject to bad . . . The Legislature addressed this issue in 1982 by the adoption of section 624.155, Florida Statutes. . . .
. . . See § 624.155(l)(b)l, Fla. Stat. (2004); Time Ins. Co. v. . . .
. . . , Zurich, acted in bad faith in processing Sandalwood’s claims thereby violating Florida Statute §§ 624.155 . . . (1)(a)(1), 624.155(1)(b)(1) and 626.9541(1)(i)(3), all of which prohibit bad faith actions in claim settlement . . . Stat. § 624.155. . . . Stat. § 624.155(1)(b)). . . . (quoting 624.155(3)(b)); see also Talat Ents., Inc. v. Aetna Cas. and Sur. . . .
. . . . § 624.155(1)(d). See also Talat Enter., Inc. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. . . . Stat. § 624.155(b)(1). . . . Stat. § 624.155(b)(1). . . .
. . . Count I — Violation of § 624.155(1)(b)(1) by Defendant Provident Hogan claims under Count I that Provident . . . The applicable statute, § 624.155, Florida Statutes, (2009), provides in pertinent part: (1) Any person . . . A first-party bad faith action under § 624.155(1)(b)(1) for failure to settle a claim does not accrue . . . Ruiz, 899 So.2d 1121, 1126 (Fla.2005) (“[Section 624.155] essentially extended the duty of an insurer . . . Plaintiff errs by citing to § 624.155(1)(i)(2) and § 624.155(1)(i)(3), which do not exist. (Doc. . . .
. . . . § 624.155.” Id. at *3. . . . can only be asserted, if at all, together with the extra-contractual bad faith claim under section 624.155 . . . the plaintiffs “relief for the unreasonable or untimely payment of its claim is limited to a section 624.155 . . . can only be “asserted, if at all, together with the extra-contractual bad faith claim under section 624.155 . . . at *3 (relief founded upon “unreasonable” or “untimely” payment of its claim is limited to a section 624.155 . . .