CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. JONES

No. 77219.

592 So.2d 240 (1992)

CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, v. Thomas F. JONES, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 9, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Love Phipps and Scott R. McNary of Corlett, Killian, Ober, Hardeman & Levi, P.A., Miami, for defendant-appellant.

Patrice A. Talisman of Daniels & Talisman, P.A., Miami, Roland Gomez, Miami Lakes, and Robert J. Dickman, P.A., Coral Gables, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Raymond T. Elligett, Jr. of Schropp, Buell & Elligett, P.A., Tampa, amicus curiae for Prudential Property and Cas. Ins. Co.

George A. Vaka of Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, amicus curiae for Florida Ass'n for Ins. Review.

Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A.; and Roy D. Wasson, Miami, amicus curiae for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

David B. Shelton of Rumberger, Kirk, Caldwell, Cabaniss, Burke & Wechsler, Orlando, amicus curiae for Florida Defense Lawyers Ass'n.


McDONALD, Justice.

We respond to Jones v. Continental Insurance Co., 920 F.2d 847, 851 (11th Cir.1991), in which the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit certified the following question to the Supreme Court of Florida:

What is the appropriate measure of damages in a first-party action for bad faith failure to settle an uninsured motorist insurance claim (under Fla. Stat. § 624.155(1)(b)(1....

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