ILLINOIS UNION INS. CO. v. CO-FREE, INC.

No. 1D13-927.

128 So.3d 820 (2013)

ILLINOIS UNION INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. CO-FREE, INC., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauren S. Curtis , Scot E. Samis and Jennifer J. Kennedy of Traub Lieberman Straus & Shrewsberry, L.L.P., St. Petersburg, for Appellant.

Robert D. Fingar and George W. Hatch, III , of Guilday, Schwartz, Simpson, West, Hatch & Lowe, P.A., Tallahassee, for Appellee.


THOMAS, J.

Appellant seeks review of the trial court's order denying its motion to dismiss based upon improper forum. The motion to dismiss was based upon a mandatory foreign forum selection clause contained within an environmental insurance policy. We have jurisdiction to review this non-final order. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.130(a)(3)(A). Based upon our analysis below, we reverse.

Factual Background

Appellant, a surplus lines insurance...

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