Florida Court Holds Insurer Lacks Standing to Sue Defense Counsel for Legal Malpractice
Posted by Lawyers for the Profession on Jul 29th 2019
March 1, 2019Lawyers for the Profession®Arch Ins. Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP, 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 886 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 23, 2019)Brief SummaryThe Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an insurer does not have standing to sue defense counsel for legal malpractice in connection with representation of an insured in an underlying matter, because defense counsel and the insurer are not in privity. Specifically, the Court concluded that the insurer is not an intended third-party b
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