29Jul
"Common Sense" Conquers "Creative Pleading," as the Eleventh Circuit Applies Narrow Exception to Florida's "Four-Corners" Rule to Prevent Plaintiff from "Pleading into Coverage"
On July 23, 2020, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, applying Florida law, looked beyond an operative complaint to relieve an insurer of its duty to defend in BBG Design Build, LLC v. Southern Owners Insurance Company. In the case, the First Amended Complaint alleged that the plaintiff sustained injuries in 2014 when she worked part-time at a domestic resource center that BBG Design Build was renovating....
By:
Butler Weihmuller Katz Craig LLP
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/common-sense-conquers-creative-pleading-75801/
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