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Amanda Keller is a senior attorney in the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. She handles all stages of litigation with a focus on restrictive covenants, trade secrets and insurance coverage matters.

Like most states, Florida enacted a risk-shifting statute for attorneys’ fees and costs when litigants make a statutory proposal for settlement. Florida Statute § 768.79 establishes that framework for proposals for settlement (also known as offers of judgment) in civil lawsuits. The 2nd District Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Hurst v. Bell, No.

The Eleventh Circuit’s recent decision in L. Squared Industries, Inc. v. Nautilus Insurance Co. offers important guidance for policyholders navigating notice provisions under claims-made insurance policies—particularly when a policy imposes both a policy-period notice requirement and a separate “prompt notice” clause.

Background

L. Squared Industries owned and operated gas stations in Florida and purchased a…