The statute of limitations for bringing suit against a property insurer may be far shorter for policies issued after May 17, 2011, under Florida law. As a Florida federal court recently explained in West Palm Gardens Villas Condo Assn v. Aspen Specialty Ins Co., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 104861 (S.D. Fla. June 25, 2012),
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Good Faith and Fair Dealing Claims and Hurricane Deductible Issues Addressed by Florida Supreme Court
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Across the country we have seen attempts by insureds to bring a private right of action based on a breach of the implied warranty of good faith and fair dealing with regard to insurance policies. Most recently, this issue came before the Florida Supreme Court, which determined that no such private right of action exists…