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KIEFER v. SOUTHERN FREIGHTWAYS, INC.

Nos. 95-CA-2037, 95-CA-2038.

686 So.2d 1041 (1996)

Linda C. KIEFER v. SOUTHERN FREIGHTWAYS, INC., Carrier Insurance Company and Paul D. Lloyd. Linda C. KIEFER v. LOUISIANA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

December 27, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russ M. Herman, James C. Klick, Herman, Herman, Katz & Cotlar, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

James Ryan, III, Peter S. Title, Sessions and Fishman, New Orleans, for Defendant-Appellant.

B. Ralph Bailey, Frederick H.N. Dwyer, Bailey & Dwyer, Mandeville, for Defendant-Appellant.

Before BYRNES, CIACCIO, ARMSTRONG and LANDRIEU, JJ., and JAMES C. GULOTTA, J. Pro Tem.

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This is an uninsured/underinsured motorist ("UM") coverage case. The tortfeasor's liability insurer was declared insolvent. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association ("FIGA") "picked up" the failed liability insurer's coverage. FIGA is immune, under Florida statutory law as interpreted by Florida courts, from liability for prejudgment interest. The trial court held the UM insurer involved, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company ("State Farm...

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