JAMES RIVER INS. CO. v. RICH BON CORP.

No. 20-11617.

34 F.4th 1054 (2022)

JAMES RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign corporation, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RICH BON CORP., a Florida corporation d.b.a. The Mint Lounge, Marquell Shellman, an individual, Daina Hilbert, as Personal Representative of the Estate of David Hilbert, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Filed: May 23, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric A. Hiller , Junaid Savani , Kennedys Law, LLP, Miami, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Meredith Chaiken , Whitelock & Associates, PA, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Tracy White , Law Office of Tracy White, Jupiter, FL, Thomas U. Graner , Graner Platzek & Allison, PA, Boca Raton, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Rich Bon Corp.

Anthony Murphy , Jermaine Thompson , Law Office of Jermaine O'Neill Thompson, PA, Oakland Park, FL, for Defendant-Appellee Daina Hilbert.

Before Branch, Grant, and Brasher, Circuit Judges.


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