Lawsuit Filed For Sinkhole Damage

Posted on July 7, 2010 by Mark Nation

My client's home was built in 1979.  He recently began seeing cracks in the walls, around windows, and in the ceiling.  He reported the cracking to his homeowners insurer - Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company.  Universal had an engineer inspect the home.  The insurance company's engineer wrote a report stating that the cracks in the home were caused by settling, and not by sinkhole. 

I have had the home inspected by engineers who determined that the damage is being caused by ongoing sinkhole activity. 

Today, I filed suit against Universal for breach of the insurance policy.  I also filed a Civil Remedy Notice concerning what I believe to be the insurer's bad faith in denying the claim. 

This lawsuit was filed in Nassau County, Florida  I handle insurance cases such as this for policy holders throughout the State of Florida.  As with most of my insurance cases, if I am successful, the insurance company will have to pay all my hourly fees and costs.  If I lose, I'll work for free. 

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