Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Quintero

Full title: Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant, v. Guillermo…

Court: Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Jan 12, 2022

No. 3D20-373 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 12, 2022)

Opinion

3D20-373

01-12-2022

Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant, v. Guillermo B. Quintero, et al., Appellees.

Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., and Paulo R. Lima, for appellant. Giasi Law, P.A. and Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellees.

PER CURIAM.

Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. 16-30377, Jennifer D. Bailey, Judge.

Russo Appellate Firm, P.A., and Paulo R. Lima, for appellant.

Giasi Law, P.A. and Melissa A. Giasi and Erin M. Berger (Tampa), for appellees.

Before EMAS, LOGUE and SCALES, JJ.

PER CURIAM. 1

Affirmed. See Vargas v. Safepoint Ins. Co., No. 3D19-1656, at *2 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 12, 2022) (examining the "Concealment or Fraud" provision of a homeowner's insurance policy and concluding that "the term 'false statement' in the post-loss context includes an element of intent to mislead"); Anchor Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co. v. Trif, 322 So.3d 663, 675 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021) (concluding that, "in the post-loss context, the term 'false statement' in the 'Concealment or Fraud' exclusion [of a homeowner's insurance policy] should be interpreted as including an element of intent"). 2