ALEXANDER PERKINS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Peter R. Genovese, M.D. v. Provident Life & Accident Ins. Co., 74 So. 3d 1064 (Fla. 2011)
  …, quashed the trial court’s order compelling discovery of documents protected by the attorney-client privilege, and remanded for further proceedings. In doing so, the district court cited its decision in Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Bennett, 939 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006), and the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in XL Specialty Insurance Co. v. Aircraft Holdings, LLC, 929 So. 2d 578 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006). Genovese, 943 So. 2d at 322-23. The Fourth District also certified the above question…
• State Farm Fla. Ins. Co. v. Puig, 62 So. 3d 23 (Fla. 3d DCA 2011)
  …urers that are defending statutory bad faith claims, see West Bend Mut. Ins. Co. v. Higgins, 9 So. 3d 655, 658 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009); Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Scoma, 975 So. 2d 461, 465 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007); Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Bennett, 939 So. 2d 1113, 1114 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); XL Specialty Ins. Co. v. Aircraft Holdings, LLC, 929 So. 2d 578, 583 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).1 We agree with the First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth Districts. In Ruiz, the Florida Supreme Court held that in the bad-faith contex…
• Progressive Express Ins. Co. v. Laraine Scoma, 975 So. 2d 461 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007)
  …counsel it hires or retains to represent its interest is not waived or abrogated in a bad faith action brought by the insured. XL Specialty Ins. Co., 929 So. 2d 578, revieio granted, 935 So. 2d 1219 (Fla.2006); Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Bennett, 939 So. 2d 1113 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006); Liberty Mut. Fire Ins. Co. v. Kaufman, 885 So. 2d 905 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004). We agree with the reasoning of these cases. If an insured pursuing a bad faith claim against the insurer is unable to obtain access to confidential commun…

Authorities Cited

• Mitchell v. State, 938 So. 2d 546 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)