FIELD v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S

No. 4D19-2429.

302 So.3d 930 (2020)

Denis M. FIELD, Appellant, v. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S subscribing to shares of policies described below, to wit: Syndicates BRT 2987, WEL 2020, WEL 3030, FRW 190, MKL 3000, HIS 33, KLN 510; Gulf Insurance Company of UK Limited; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company (U.K.) Limited, n/k/a, Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe Limited; QBE International Insurance Limited; Lexington Insurance Company Per Risk Specialists Company of New York; Assicurazioni Geralis. P.A.; GE Specialty Insurance (UK) Limited; Illinois Union Insurance Company; Philadelphia Insurance Company; Multinational Accountants Indemnity Limited; BDO USA, LLP (a Delaware LLP); BDO Seidman, LLP (a Delaware LLP); BDO Seidman, LLP (a New York LLP), collectively "BDO"; Spackler Insurance Company, Inc.; and Certain Underwriers At Lloyd's, subscribing to shares of the policies described below, to wit: Swiss re International SE; Lloyd's Syndicate No. 1274 Aul and Antares Syndicate 1274; Columbia Casualty Company; Lloyd's Syndicate Nav 1221; Columbia Casualty Company; Interstate Fire and Casaulty Company; Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company; QBE Specialty Insurance Company; Scottsdale Insurance Company; Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company; Lloyd's Syndicate Nav 1221; Interstate Fire and Casualty Company; Ironshore Specialty Insurance Company; Starr Surplus Lines Insurance Company, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 16, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin F. Richardson of Clyatt & Richardson, P.A., West Palm Beach and James D. Wing , Mount Dora, for appellant.

Robert E. McLaughlin , Jennifer W. Wolak and Samantha Lemery Rowles of Fields Howell LLP, Atlanta, GA, and Scott J. Link and Kara Rockenbach Link of Link & Rockenbach, PA, West Palm Beach, for appellees.

Anthony N. Upshaw , Melissa R. Alvarez and Audrey Pumariega of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Miami, and Timothy E. Hoeffner and Jason Gerstein of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, NY, for appellee Spackler Insurance Company, Inc.


Appellant challenges a final summary judgment in favor of appellees, the 2017-18 Underwriter Insurers, in his suit to recover defense costs he incurred in a criminal trial in which he was acquitted. In a thorough and well-reasoned opinion, the trial court determined that the costs for which...

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