Tropical Storm Matthew Not Expected to Impact Florida

Tropical Storm Matthew is near the Honduras/Nicaragua border Friday afternoon September 24, 2010 with heavy rain. Matthew not expected to impact Florida weather. Unstable air from TS Matthew and may develop into another low over the Caribbean next week. That system may impact Florida.

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Florida Hurricane Claims in The Supreme Court

Insurance Company Fights
Hurricane Claims Verdict

Florida Hurricane Claims are now in front of The Florida Supreme Court. We will update this story when the Florida Supreme Court rules on this huge case. According to the Insurance Company, This case is about "an insurance claim for property damage suffered in Hurricane Wilma, which struck South Florida in 2005. The condominium buildings of the insured were among the buildings in Boca Raton affected by the hurricane. A week after the hurricane, the chairman of the insured‟s association advised the unit owners that the majority of units had no damage. Nevertheless, after a six-day trial in federal district court, a jury awarded $8,140,099.68 in damages." The complete Brief from the Insurance Company can be found here.

The Condominium Association stated "The actual jury award was for $8,140,099.68, allocating $7,868,211 to QBE’s breach of the coverage provision of the contract and $271,888 for breach of the implied warranty of good faith and fair dealing." The complete Condominium Association Brief can be found here.

Bonnie Becomes Tropical Storm

Florida Hurricane Attorney notes that Bonnie becomes Tropical Storm | According to NOAA, "Tropical Depression strengthens...becomes Tropical Storm Bonnie... At 615 PM EDT the center of Tropical Storm Bonnie was located about 200 miles southeast of Nassau or about 415 miles east-southeast Key West Florida. Movement was toward the northwest near 14 MPH. A turn to the west-northwest with an increase in forward speed is expected tonight and Friday. Winds have increased TO 40 MPH and that the depression has become a tropical storm."

The Florida Hurricane Attorney will be following this system.

NOAA Satellite Image from July 22, 2010.

Attorney Notes Florida Hurricane Insurance Fund Investigates Claims

Florida Hurricane Attorney / Lawyer notes that the fund used by the State of Florida may need an additional $710 million to continue and may have to "assess policyholders to get those funds." Collecting money on claims may get more difficult too since the state "indicated it wants more . . . claims investigated to make sure they are legitimate claims . . . ."

Florida government officials announced plans to limit claims "from five years to three" years from a storm event. Questions about a claim - Click to Call Us.

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Source: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/02/25/107674.htm

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Hillsborough County Sinkhole Attorney - Building Codes

Hillsborough County Sinkhole Attorney notes that Government officials may change the building codes in order to provide residents with greater protections from potential sinkhole damage. The changes may call for foundations to be reinforced with extra steel in sinkhole prone areas. Although some are skeptical about the tougher building code, some believe that “[a]dding steel or reinforcing the slab will certainly prevent a lot of minor damage.” Regardless, it is believed the new regulations may lower the cost of sinkhole insurance premiums.

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The cities with possible sinkholes in Hillsborough County, Florida are: Adamsville , Antioch , Apollo Beach , Balm , Bealsville , Beattys Corner , Bloomingdale , Boyette , Branchton , Brandon , Carrollwood , Carrollwood Village , Cheval , Citrus Park , Clair-Mel City , Clarkwild , Coronet , Cosme , Del Rio , Dover , Drew Park , Durant , East Lake , East Tampa , Edison , Egypt Lake , Fish Hawk , Fort Lonesome , Gardenville , Gary , Gibsonton , Gulf City , Harney , Hopewell , Jolly Corner , Kennedy Hill , Keystone , Keysville , Knights , Lake Fern , Lake Magdalene , Leto , Limona , Lithia , Lutz , Mango , Mango Hills , Midway , Moriczville , Mount Enon , Mullis City , North Ruskin , Northdale , Nowatney , Orient Park , Palm River , Palma Ceia , Pebble Creek , Pinecrest , Plant City , Pleasant Grove , Port Sutton , Port Tampa , Progress Village , Rattlesnake , Remlap , Riverview , Rocky Creek , Ruskin , Seffner , Shilow , Sixmile Creek , Snows Corner , South Tampa , Sulphur Springs , Sun City , Sun City Center , Sydney , Tampa* , Tarpon , Temple Terrace , Temple Terrace Junction , Thonotosassa , Town 'n' Country , Trapnell , Turkey Creek , Valrico , Welcome , West Chase , West Park , West Tampa , Wimauma , Ybor City , and Youmans.

Case Results

This website reports news and case law from both reported cases and news media. As of January 1, 2010, The Florida Bar prohibits the reporting of case results obtained by Florida Lawyers in their own cases. The Florida Bar in many instances also prohibits the use of testimonials. The reported position of Florida Supreme Court can be found here. . In short, The Florida Bar and the Florida Supreme Court have ruled: No testimonials; No characterization of services; No past results. The complete opinion of the Florida Supreme Court is located here. The cases reported here are not past results obtained in Mr. W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary's cases.

Feel free to discuss the facts of your case with Casey to find out how the law may apply to the facts of your case .

Hurricane Ida Approaches - Florida Attorney Update

Hurricane Ida is now a Category 2 storm - hurricane watch for the Florida Panhandle. Winds near 100 mph and is expected to strengthen. Hurricane expected to reach the Gulf Coast by Tuesday.

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Florida Hurricane Claims - Statute of Limitations Running on 2005 Storms

Florida Hurricane Attorney notes that the Statute of Limitations for contractual claims against your insurer is five (5) years under Florida law. Florida Statutes section 95.11 applies to these contractual claims against the wayward insurers. The following storms from the 2005 season will have their 5 year anniversaries in 2010:

Hurricane Dennis - July 10
Hurricane Katrina - August 25 to August 29
Hurricane Rita - September 20 to September 24
Hurricane Wilma - October 24

Have an unpaid claim? Please contact us to determine how statute of limitations issues might affect your claim rights. Tell Us Your Story Toll Free 1-888-703-2253

Hurricane Insurance Cancelations in Florida

More and more Florida homeowners will be without home insurance at the start of the year. Nationwide Insurance is reportedly slashing its insurance coverage throughout the state of Florida.
Nationwide insurance will begin the process of canceling about 60,000 policies at the start of the year. This means that only about 45,000 homeowners in the state will still be covered.
Those homeowners who will be cut are not going to be without recourse. Some of the homeowners who no longer get insurance will reportedly be offered Tower Hill Insurance.

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20091008/ARTICLE/910081053/2107/BUSINESS?Title=Nationwide-Insurance-will-cancel-policies
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1271820.html