The Fourth District Court of Appeal delivered a blow to an insurance company Wednesday when it found it didn’t matter that the policyholder got its name wrong in the complaint because the company replied without challenging that mistake.

The appeal hits on a contested issue: Many insurers argue it’s fair and square to throw out cases over such mistakes, while plaintiffs lawyers often see it as nit-picking.

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