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AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INS. CO. v. GOLD COAST ELEVATOR, INC.

No. 96-1059.

701 So.2d 904 (1997)

AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. GOLD COAST ELEVATOR, INC., a Florida corporation; Sharon Joslyn; Waldorff Insurance & Bonding, Inc., a Florida corporation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 26, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clark J. Cochran, Jr. of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles & Mauro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Timothy P. Beavers of McFann & Beavers, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and R. Fred Lewis of Kuvin, Lewis, Restani & Stettin, P.A., Miami, for Appellees—Gold Coast Elevator, Inc. and Sharon Joslyn, for appellee.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

KLEIN, Judge.

We withdraw our previously filed opinion and substitute the following.

This appeal arises out of an elevator accident in which the insurer purported to provide a defense under reservation of rights, because of late notice. We affirm a summary judgment in favor of the insured, holding that the insurer violated the insurance claims administration statute because it did not retain independent counsel which...

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