Insurance

A Miami-Dade jury ruled for Citizens Property Insurance in a storm damage case. Jurors found no breach of contract in denying payment for hurricane-related roof and water damage.

Nautilus Insurance Company V. Fleming Et Al Case Background On April 22, 2022, Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”), an insurance company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against Richard Alexander Murdaugh, his attorney Cory Fleming, and several other Defendants claiming it was owed damages because it paid an insurance claim on false pretenses. The case was tried in the United States District Court, South Carolina (Charleston). Honorable Richard M. Gergel presided over this lawsuit. [Case Number: 2:22cv1307] Cause Nautilus issued a $5,000,000 umbrella policy to Richard Alexander Murdaugh, Sr., a licensed South Carolina attorney, for his Colleton C

St. Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC et al vs. Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company et al Case Background On June 8, 2022, Plaintiff St. Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC and Center For Restorative Breast Surgery, L.L.C. filed an Insurance Underpayment lawsuit in the New Orleans Civil District Court(Case number: 2:19-cv-13497). Judge Sidney Cates presided over the case. Cause St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery are renowned medical facilities specializing in breast cancer treatment. They provided high-quality medical services to patients insured by Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana), Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana, Inc., and HMO Louisiana, Inc. The plaintiffs