A Miami law firm has bad-faith allegations in its sights against a Florida-based insurance company after securing a $16.7 million judgment, which the state's Third District Court of Appeal upheld after nearly six years of litigation.

The Acle Law Firm obtained the judgment in April for its client, Samari Lakes East Condominium Association Inc., against Heritage Property and Casualty Co., which was the biggest insurance company in Florida at the time of the lawsuit, attorneys said.

The insurer allegedly refused to pay a 2017 hurricane damage claim the Miami Lakes condo association submitted—a move that has now cost it millions, and could lead to further exposure.

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Lisa Willis

Lisa Willis

Emmy award winning news anchor, reporter, weathercaster, writer, news director, marketing specialist having served in Miami, NYC, Baltimore, Seattle, Charleston, Myrtle Beach.

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