Insurance Litigation

Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate, P.A. represents insurance industry clients in all areas of complex commercial, regulatory and insurance litigation, as well as appellate work for institutional clients with a heavy emphasis on insurance-related matters. The firm’s areas of specialty include life, health, annuities, surety and property and casualty insurance, including automobile, homeowners, commercial, medical malpractice and workers' compensation insurance, reinsurance, among other areas.

Additionally, the firm works closely with a variety of state-run joint underwriting associations and guarantee funds and was instrumental in the creation of the Florida and Louisiana residual property markets.The firm previously served as general counsel for the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association and its successor, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.

Members of the firm have developed extensive skills in matters relating to insurance company regulation. Furthermore, the firm has served as counsel to the Florida Department of Insurance, Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation, with regard to marshalling and recovering assets on behalf of Florida policyholders.

The firm is actively engaged in the defense of numerous complex class action insurance cases at both the trial and appellate levels. Members of the firm have successfully represented clients in trials and hearings in State circuit courts, administrative hearing tribunals and Federal district courts. The Firm’s appellate attorneys have represented clients before the Florida Supreme Court, as well as Florida’s District Courts of Appeal and the United States Courts of Appeal.