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As we deal with the Covid-19 pandemic, Floridians must now gear up for Hurricane season.  Although, Floridians are familiar with Hurricane preparations, policyholders must still be vigilant in getting their property prepared for what some meteorologists expect to be an active 2020 Hurricane season.   It is important to make a list of typical items needed during a storm (such as water, batteries, flashlights) and make sure to purchase those items now. Hurricane season begins June 1, 2020, in less than one month, and Floridians should not wait to purchase the necessary supplies. As we have seen during the Covid-19 pandemic, […]

In a recent Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal (“Fifth DCA”) decision, HIGGS LAW, P.A. prevailed against American Integrity Insurance Company when the appellate court reversed the lower court’s summary judgment ruling.  The Fifth DCA decided in favor of HIGGS LAW P.A.’s clients and held that the trial court erred in entering summary judgment because material issues of fact remained. Larry and Sherri Whitely, own a vacation home in The Villages, Sumter County, Florida.  When a neighbor went to check on their property—as she did periodically while the Whitelys were away—she noticed water pouring from the faucet of both bath […]