( April 8, 2026, 3:09 PM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida federal judge on April 7 dismissed without prejudice a negligent investigation claim against the Florida Department of Financial Services (DFS) in a suit filed against it and a DFS law enforcement officer by a roofing salesman alleging that the salesman was wrongfully prosecuted for insurance fraud in a case that was later nolle prossed, finding that the plaintiff failed to assert facts that DFS owed a special tort duty to him and that the allegation related to failure to conduct a diligent investigation “is conclusory.”...