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Florida Rules of Court Procedure

Florida Rules of Civil Procedure (April 27, 2023)

Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure (July 6, 2023)

Florida Rules of General Practice and Judicial Administration (July 21, 2023)

Federal Rules of Court Procedure 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (December 1, 2022)

Local Rules United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (December 1, 2022)

Civil Filing Requirements United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida 

Local Rules Of The United States District Court For The Middle District Of Florida (February 1, 2021)

Local Rules United States District Court Northern District of Florida (November 24, 2015)

Florida Statutes Involving Property Damage Claims

Fla. Stat. § 627.70131 (2023)

Fla. Stat. § 626.9541 (2023)

Fla. Stat. § 624.155 (2023)

Fla. Stat. § 627.70152 (2023)

Fla. Stat. § 627.4265 (2023)

Eleventh Circuit Decisions On Property Damage Claims

Shiloh Christian Ctr. v. Aspen Specialty Ins. Co., 65 F.4th 623 (11th Cir. 2023)

New S. Communications, Inc. v. Houston Cas. Co., 22-12387, 2023 WL 3375530 (11th Cir. May 11, 2023)

New S. Communications, Inc. v. Houston Cas. Co., 835 Fed. Appx. 405 (11th Cir. 2020)

Florida Supreme Court Decisions

Sebo v. Am. Home Assurance Co., Inc., 208 So. 3d 694 (Fla. 2016)

Florida Appellate Decisions Insurer Bad Faith Claim Handling 

Cooper v. Federated Nat’l Ins. Co., 285 So. 3d 1036 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019)

Cook v. Florida Peninsula Ins. Co., 48 Fla. L. Weekly D1607 (Fla. 5th DCA Aug. 11, 2023)

Zaleski v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co., 315 So. 3d 7 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021)

Florida Appellate Decisions Property Damage Claims

Lemon v. People’s Tr. Ins. Co., 344 So. 3d 56 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022)

Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Motie, 335 So. 3d 205 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022)

SafePoint Ins. Co. v. Hallet, 322 So. 3d 204 (Fla. 5th DCA 2021)

Sec. First Ins. Co. v. Kile, 232 So. 3d 1175 (Fla. 5th DCA 2017)

Jones v. Federated Nat'l Ins. Co., 235 So. 3d 936 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018)

Florida Appellate Decisions Appraisal In Property Damage Claims

State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Cadet, 290 So. 3d 1090 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020)

Parrish v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., 356 So. 3d 771 (Fla. 2023)

Am. Coastal Ins. Co. v. Villas of Suntree Homeowner’s Ass’n, Inc., 346 So. 3d 126 (Fla. 5th DCA 2022)

State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 291 So. 3d 203 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020)

State Farm Florida Ins. Co. v. Crispin, 290 So. 3d 150 (Fla. 5th DCA 2020)

First Protective Ins. Co. v. Colucciello, 276 So. 3d 456 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019)

Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London v. Sorgenfrei, 278 So. 3d 930 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019)

Florida Proposals for Settlement

First Protective Ins. Co. v. Colucciello, 276 So. 3d 456 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019)

Pelecki v. Federated Nat’l Ins. Co., 319 So. 3d 771 (Fla. 5th DCA 2021) 

Fla. Stat. § 768.7

Compiled by Matthew Struble