Aircraft Holdings, LLC vs. XL Specialty Insurance Company

Year: 2005
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Case Number: SC06-1303

In a first-party action brought pursuant to Section 624.155, the attorney-client privilege does not bar production of attorney-client communications generated during the claim investigation and underlying coverage action which are relevant to the issue of whether the company evaluated the claim in good faith. Attorney-client privilege cannot act as a shield for insurer’s bad faith conduct.

UP’s brief was written pro bono by Brenton N. Ver Ploeg, Esq., R. Hugh Lumpkin, Esq., Jason S. Mazer, Esq. and Christine A. Gudaitis, Esq. of Ver Ploeg & Lumpkin, PA

 

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Source: https://uphelp.org/amicus-briefs/aircraft-holdings-llc-vs-xl-specialty-insurance-company/
Date: November 26, 2024