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In February 2020, JOEL ADLER was invited to present a seminar on the “Policies and Pitfalls Attendant to the Florida Claims Administration Act” and the “Bad Faith Boundaries in Florida and Other Jurisdictions.” Their presentation, followed by a question and answer session, was attended by Senior Management and Senior Claims Managers for all lines of coverage underwritten by Hallmark Financial Services Group headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Joel presented on Florida’s Claims Administration Act and Scott discussed Florida Bad Faith law as compared and contrasted with that of several other jurisdictions throughout the country.

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JOEL ADLER and STEPHEN SMITH recently won a defense verdict on behalf of a security guard and security company in a 10 day jury trial in the re-trial of a defamation and malicious prosecution action in Miami.  The Plaintiff had previously been awarded $4.6 Million in a trial in August 2016 that was overturned on appeal in which the defendants were represented by another law firm.  In addition to PTSD and other emotional damages, he and his wife sought nearly $5 million in economic damages.  The plaintiff, a corporate videographer, claimed that he had been falsely accused of making a hoax bomb threat at a high-rise office building in downtown Miami in July 2011.  Our attorneys successfully defended against the Plaintiffs’ claims and returned a finding of no liability. 

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JOEL ADLER and STEPHEN SMITH recently won a defense verdict on behalf of a security guard and security company in a 10 day jury trial in the re-trial of a defamation and malicious prosecution action in Miami.  The Plaintiff had previously been awarded $4.6 Million in a trial in August 2016 that was overturned on appeal in which the defendants were represented by another law firm.  In addition to PTSD and other emotional damages, he and his wife sought nearly $5 million in economic damages.  The plaintiff, a corporate videographer, claimed that he had been falsely accused of making a hoax bomb threat at a high-rise office building in downtown Miami in July 2011.  Our attorneys successfully defended against the Plaintiffs’ claims and returned a finding of no liability. 

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