FLORIDA INS. GUAR. ASSN. v. SANTOS

No. 5D13-3206.

148 So.3d 837 (2014)

FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. Fernando SANTOS and Ana Santos, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

October 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. William Bissett, Jr. , of Kubicki Draper, PA, Miami, for Appellant.

George A. Vaka and Nancy A. Lauten , of Vaka Law Group, Tampa, and Kenneth C. Thomas, Jr. , of Marshall Thomas Burnett, Land O'Lakes, for Appellees.


ORFINGER, J.

The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association ("FIGA")1 appeals a non-final order, compelling it to participate in an appraisal in its sinkhole insurance dispute with Fernando and Ana Santos. FIGA contends that appraisal is inappropriate under the facts of this case, and the Santoses waived their rights to appraisal. We reject FIGA's arguments and affirm.

In November 2009, the Santoses had a homeowner's insurance policy...

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