St. John’s Insurance Company Wins AOB Summary Judgment
Another big win for insurers as St. John’s Insurance Company obtained a summary judgment on an AOB case today over in Martin County. In One Call Property Services, Inc. a/a/o Carl Schlanger v. St. John’s, Circuit Court Judge James McCann granted Summary Judgment because of unlicensed public adjusting and because insurance proceeds from homestead property cannot be…
Another Transfer File Brings Success!
IT’S A FLOOD! Congratulations to Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company on a defense verdict in Lee County, Florida! Salmon & Salmon accepted this transfer file from another defense firm in July of this year after the Court expedited the trial for these eight- year old plaintiffs. Peter Kamm of Henderson Franklin tried the…
Client Transfers File One Week Before Trial; One Argument Saves Over $100,000!
Last week, management at Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company decided to transfer a case from another defense firm to Salmon & Salmon that was set for trial today. Jayson Serrano and Chelsey Polgar accepted the assignment on six days’ notice. The client was immediately grateful we accepted the file, not knowing the outcome. Regular…
Another Defense Verdict! Plus Judge Continues Trial – During Trial
A full week of jury trials is underway with fascinating results! First, congratulations to Universal Property & Casualty Ins. Co. on yet another defense verdict, this time in Andrews v. Universal Property & Cas. Ins. Co. before Hernando County Judge Scaglione. Snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, David Kelly and Annie Antos secured the win against…
Plaintiff Estimates Fail to Meet ACV Standard Under Florida Law
Congratulations to Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company on a huge victory on the eve of jury selection tomorrow in a first party property lawsuit against Mark Nation! Judge Peacock out of Hillsborough County, Florida granted Defendant’s Motion in Limine, eviscerating plaintiff’s damages, resulting in a final judgment. David Kelly and Kimberly Salmon argued the…
The Hunter Has Become the Hunted
Over the course of the year, Salmon & Salmon has obtained significant judgments against plaintiffs based on proposals for settlement. Some of these orders are on appeal. This past month, we noticed a fascinating trend. Plaintiffs are voluntarily dismissing their cases when we file Motions for Summary Judgment to avoid the consequence of a defeat. We even received a…