MCNAMARA v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INS. CO.

No. 20-13251.

30 F.4th 1055 (2022)

Erika L. MCNAMARA, Willard F. Warren, Plaintiffs-Appellants. Kenneth Bennett, non-party, Intervenor-Appellant, v. GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed: April 5, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brent G. Steinberg , Dale Swope , Swope Rodante, PA, Tampa, FL, for Intervenor-Appellant.

Philip M. Burlington , Bard D. Rockenbach , Nichole J. Segal , Burlington & Rockenbach, PA, West Palm Bch, FL, Kenneth J. McKenna , Daniel Edward Smith, II , Anthony F. Sos , Dellecker Wilson King McKenna Ruiner & Sos, LLP, Orlando, FL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Billy Richard Young , Megan Alexander , Jordan M. Thompson , Young Bill Boles Palmer Duke & Thompson, PA, Tampa, FL, Joshua John Cecil Hartley , Boyd & Jenrette, PA, Boca Raton, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Rebecca Bowen Creed , Creed & Gowdy, Jacksonville, FL, for Amicus Curiae.

Before Newsom, Branch, and Brasher, Circuit Judges.


Under Florida law, a plaintiff who brings a bad-faith claim against an insurer for failing to settle a lawsuit against one of its insureds must prove, among other things, that the insurer's conduct caused his loss. And as one means of demonstrating the requisite causation, the plaintiff may show that the insured suffered an...

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