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Rumberger Kirk Partner Brett Carey Shares Insight on Florida Supreme Court Ruling Featured in Insurance Journal

On June 11, Florida’s litigation landscape shifted significantly when the Florida Supreme Court’s ruling in...

Brett M. Carey
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

AI is Reshaping Insurance: What Claims Pros and Lawyers Must Know Now

Artificial intelligence has become a significant industry trend that is here to stay. Insurers no...

Jessica J. Gross
Brett M. Carey
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida’s Evolving Bad-Faith Landscape: What Claims and Insurance Pros Need to Know

This article was originally published by Claims Journal on June 16, 2025 and is republished...

Brett M. Carey
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Breaking it Down: What Florida Insurers Need to Know about Bad Faith After Tort Reform

Bad-faith litigation is a hot topic in Florida following the passage of the new tort-reform...

Brett M. Carey
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Florida’s Most Comprehensive Tort Reform in Decades and What it Means for Insurers and Bad Faith Law

This morning Governor Ron DeSantis signed the reforms compiled in Senate Bill 236 and House...

Brett M. Carey
Alexander A. Melvin
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Breaking Down Bad Faith: Insurers’ Good Faith Duties and Defending Bad Faith Claims

Insurance companies facing a bad faith claim are at risk for extra contractual damages—additional damages...

Brett M. Carey
Candy L. Messersmith
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Eleventh Circuit: Disagreement Over Valuation Is Not Per Se Bad Faith

A little more than one year after Progressive scored a bad faith win in Eres...

Brett M. Carey
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Courts Across the Country Say Physical Damages are Required to Trigger Business Interruption Claims

Two years ago there was much uncertainty regarding how the COVID-19 pandemic would play out,...

Brett M. Carey
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Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

11th Circuit Reaffirms Insurers Can Still Prevail as a Matter of Law in Post-Harvey v. Geico Landscape

On June 1, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a summary judgment granted...

Brett M. Carey
Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith

Eleventh Circuit Ruling Interpreting “Direct Physical Loss” is a Win for Insurers and Could Impact Coronavirus Business Interruption Claims

The Takeaway As coronavirus business interruption claims continue to be filed and make their way...

Brett M. Carey
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