BERGES v. INFINITY INS. CO.

No. SC01-2846.

896 So.2d 665 (2004)

Barry BERGES, Petitioner, v. INFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 28, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis K. Rosenbloum, Pensacola, FL, Robert J. Mayes, Gulf Breeze, FL, Michael S. Rywant of Rywant, Alvarez, Jones, Russo and Guyton, P.A., and Lefferts L. Mabie, III, Tampa, FL, for Petitioner.

Tracy Raffles Gunn, of Fowler, White, Boggs and Banker, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Respondent.

Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn and Campiani, P.A., West Palm Beach on behalf of Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers; Stephen E. Day and Rhonda B. Boggess, of Taylor, Day and Currie Attorneys at Law, Jacksonville, Florida on behalf of Florida Defense Lawyers' Association; and James Kaplan, Miami, Florida, and David M. Homes and Jeremy A. Stephenson, Chicago, Illinois of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman and Dicker, LLP on behalf of National Association of Independent Insurers, As Amici Curiae.


PARIENTE, C.J.

We have for review Infinity Insurance Co. v. Berges, 806 So.2d 504 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001), which expressly and directly conflicts with Government Employees Insurance Co. v. Grounds, 311 So.2d 164 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

This case concerns an insurer's fiduciary obligation to protect its insured from...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases