In 1500 Coral Towers Condominium Association, Inc. v. Citizens Property Ins.Co., No. 3D12-132 (3rd DCA April 3, 2013), upon rehearing and de novo review, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal withdrew its February 6, 2013 late notice ruling (see our analysis of that decision in the February 11 posting), and affirmed the
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Sworn Proof of Loss Is a Condition Precedent, and Presumption of Prejudice Applies: Florida’s 3rd DCA Reverses Summary Judgment for Insurer
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As we have indicated in prior blog posts on the Soronson and Slominski cases, late notice issues have been cropping up consistently in the Florida appellate courts in the context of Hurricane Wilma claims being reported years after the storm. Cooperation clauses requiring prompt notice and sworn proof of loss are implicated, and the issue,…