A distinguished insurance coverage firm protection lawyer left me a message on Friday saying, “you never know what a jury is going to do.” The jury dominated in favor of American Home Assurance Company within the claims observe lawsuit introduced by Robert Sebo.
The Jury Verdict type had this easy query and reply:
I mentioned this case in FedNat Claims Handling Complaints and Bad Faith—Learning From Proposed Sebo Bad Faith Jury Instructions, and Sebo Claims Practice Case Moving Towards Trial. Regardless of what occurs in post-trial motions and appeals of this unhealthy religion case, Sebo is the landmark case in Florida concerning concurrent causation which was mentioned in The Florida Supreme Court Clarifies What Rule to Apply When There Are Multiple Causes of Loss Under an All-Risk Policy. All Florida first-party adjusters and claims managers ought to learn and perceive the Sebo protection case.
The trial had an all-star solid of attorneys for Sebo and American Home. The case was nicely ready by either side. One lesson from the case is that the judgment of a jury isn’t sure. Our Merlin Law Group trial workforce spends lots of time attempting to be taught higher communicative strategies for trial presentation. But, one factor we warning our purchasers about, even within the aftermath of mock jury outcomes, is that the insurance coverage firm has a proper to current its aspect of the story. You by no means know for sure how a choose group of individuals with totally different values and beliefs will view the events and the information of the case.
As we get the ultimate pre-trial and in-trial pleadings, motions, and rulings, I’m sure we can have extra to say concerning the case.
Thought For The Day
Juries should not computer systems. They are composed of human beings who consider proof otherwise.
—Alan Dershowitz