TRAFALGAR AT GREENACRES v. ZURICH AMERICANS

No. 4D11-1376.

100 So.3d 1155 (2012)

TRAFALGAR AT GREENACRES, LTD., Appellant, v. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied December 5, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Winkleman of Lipcon, Margulies, Alsina & Winkleman, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Gary J. Guzzi of Akerman Senterfitt, Miami, for appellee.


BLOOM, BETH, Associate Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether an appraisal award pursuant to an insurance contract constitutes a "favorable resolution" of an underlying breach of contract dispute for purposes of filing a bad faith cause of action. We hold that it does.

In 2005, a shopping center owned by Trafalgar at Greenacres was damaged by Hurricane Wilma and a claim was submitted to the insurer, Zurich American Insurance. Zurich began its investigation...

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