Insurance Law

A Contra Costa County jury awarded Alpha GRP, Inc. $73,474 in its lawsuit against broker Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. for negligent advice on insurance coverage during a business shutdown. The jury found the broker partially liable for recommending tail policies that excluded creditor claims, but also held Alpha mostly responsible. Claims brought by Alpha’s officer Colin Dyne were denied.

On August 7, 2023, Kevin Collazo filed an insurance lawsuit against Progressive Select Insurance Company for failing to settle his underinsured motorist claim in bad faith The case was filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Florida. The case was assigned to Judge K. Michael Moore and referred to Magistrate Judge Lauren Fleischer Louis. [Case number: 1:23cv22953] Kevin Collazo resided and was domiciled in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Progressive, a foreign for-profit insurance company, was authorized to conduct business in Florida, including Miami-Dade County. On or about June 27, 2019, Faris Hillaire was negligently operating a motor vehicle in Miami-Dade County when she coll