Opinion
No. 3D22-1944
05-01-2024
PEOPLE’S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Lazaro ARMENTEROS, et al., Appellees.
Bickford & Chidnese, LLP, and Patrick M, Chidnese and Frieda C. Lindroth (Tampa), for appellant. The Nation Law Firm, and Mark A. Nation and Paul W. Pritchard (Longwood), for appellees.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Peter R. Lopez, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 19-35400
Bickford & Chidnese, LLP, and Patrick M, Chidnese and Frieda C. Lindroth (Tampa), for appellant.
The Nation Law Firm, and Mark A. Nation and Paul W. Pritchard (Longwood), for appellees.
Before SCALES, MILLER, and GORDO, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
Affirmed. See Tower Hill Prime Ins. Co. v. Bermudez, 388 So.3d 165, 169–71 (Fla. 3d DCA Nov. 29, 2023) (affirming trial court’s denial of insurer’s motion for directed verdict on policy’s soil movement exclusion because based on experts’ testimony "jury could reasonably have concluded that it was the shock waves, and not soil or earth movement, that shook the house and caused damage to the Insured’s home").