22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 435a
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2204ECKEInsurance — Attorney’s fees — Proposal for settlement — Offer of judgment statute is not applicable to action in which plaintiffs seek both declaratory relief and damages and in which insurer has served general proposal for settlement that seeks release of all claims
ANTHONY ECKENRODE and VERONA ECKENRODE, Plaintiffs, vs. STATE FARM FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit in and for Pasco County, Civil Division. Case No. 51-2010-CA-06405 WS/G. November 4, 2014. Honorable Stanley R. Mills, Judge.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TOSTRIKE PROPOSALS FOR SETTLEMENT TO ANTHONYECKENRODE AND TO VERONA ECKENRODE
THIS CAUSE having come before the Court on November 4, 2014 upon Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike the Proposal for Settlement to Anthony Eckenrode and the Proposal for Settlement to Verona Eckenrode, and the Court having reviewed the file, heard argument of counsel and otherwise being fully advised in the premises, it is therefore
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that
1. This is an action for declaratory relief and breach of contract over the issue of insurance coverage. Plaintiffs’ motion to strike Defendant’s proposals for settlement served on June 3, 2011 is hereby granted. Diamond Aircraft Ind. Inc., v. Alan Horowitch, 107 So.3d 362 (Fla. 2013) [38 Fla. L. Weekly S17a].
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