Walter J Andrews

April 25, 2023 | Insurance Coverage Law Center

Florida's recent "tort reform" bill has upped the ante for policyholders seeking to hold insurance companies accountable for bad faith.

By Walter J. Andrews, Andrea DeField, and Jae Lynn Huckaba

4 minute read

May 13, 2022 | Daily Business Review

In McNamara v. Government Employees Insurance, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed a district court decision dismissing a bad faith claim because the claim was based on a consent judgment and not a "final judgment" after a verdict.

By Walter J. Andrews and Veronica P. Adams

5 minute read

December 07, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Across the country, courts continue to come down on opposite sides of the coin on whether COVID-19 constitutes "physical loss or damage" to property. Florida law is clear that ambiguity in the policy's language should be construed in favor of coverage.

By Walter J. Andrews and Casey L. Coffey

5 minute read

November 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

As COVID-19 litigation has progressed across the country regarding insurance coverage for business interruption, insurers have cited an array of so-called "virus exclusions" to avoid their contractual obligations.

By Walter J. Andrews and Cary D. Steklof

5 minute read

November 10, 2020 | Daily Business Review

In a resounding victory for policyholders a mere five months after the pandemic swept the United States, a federal court in Missouri has issued an opinion signaling that the levee has already broken.

By Walter J. Andrews and Cary D. Steklof

5 minute read

September 24, 2020 | Daily Business Review

In a resounding victory for policyholders a mere five months after the pandemic swept the United States, a federal court in Missouri has issued an opinion signaling that the levee has already broken.

By Walter J. Andrews and Cary D. Steklof

5 minute read

February 12, 2020 | Daily Business Review

As a hub for international travel and tourism, South Florida businesses are hardly immune from the economic consequences of this epidemic.

By Walter J. Andrews and Cary D. Steklof

6 minute read

February 11, 2020 | Daily Business Review

Insurance companies oftentimes defend their insureds against lawsuits. It is important for attorneys and their insured clients to remain vigilant of the insurer's conduct throughout the defense.

By Walter J. Andrews, Michael S. Levine and Yaniel Abreu

6 minute read

May 16, 2019 | Daily Business Review

While another hurricane season is fast approaching, many business owners are still recovering from the financial wounds inflicted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria.

By Walter J. Andrews and Cary D. Steklof

5 minute read

March 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Florida insureds generally prefer to have their insurance coverage disputes decided in Florida state courts, where they are more familiar and where the judges and juries tend to be from the same local area as the insureds.

By Walter J. Andrews and David Costello

6 minute read