Bad Faith Suit Stemming From Handling Of Collapse Claim Can Proceed, Panel Says

( June 16, 2026, 9:20 AM EDT) -- WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A Fourth District Florida Court of Appeal panel reversed a trial court’s dismissal of an insured’s bad faith suit stemming from a dispute over coverage for the collapse of a ceiling in the insured’s restaurant after determining that the action can proceed because the trial court misapplied the precedent on which it relied to dismiss the suit....