Archive | June, 2020

Attorney Ronald Hornback of The Monson Law Firm recently delivered a victorious coverage Motion for Summary Judgment in the case of “Reginald & Christie Finch v. United Property and Casualty Insurance Company”.  In this case, plaintiff sought over $200,000 in damages against United Property and Casualty Insurance Company (“UPC”) in Harris County, Texas for defense and indemnity costs expended to settle a damages lawsuit in Missouri.  The underlying Missouri suit was related to a controlled burn on farmland that burned several acres of neighboring trees.  In granting UPC’s Motion for Summary Judgment, the court accepted The Monson Law Firm’s arguments that there was no coverage under the Business Exclusion and Farming and Agricultural Activities Exclusion in the UPC policy.  The court held that UPC did not owe coverage under its homeowner’s policy for an out of state farm being run as a business.

Please click here for a copy of the judgment. Monson – Finch MSJ Order

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation sued Scot Strems, Strems Law Firm, Contender Claims Consultants, Guillermo Savvedra, All Insurance Restoration Services (AIRS), Cesar Guerrero and Derek Parsons in the Second Judicial District Court for Leon County Florida. This 26 page Complaint alleges a fraudulent scheme by defendants via artificially inflated and sham claims – resulting in millions of dollars in actual losses to Citizens. Specifically, Citizens alleges:

Improper Solicitation and Referral of Business;

Obstruction of Investigation;

Submission of Inflated or Fraudulent Claims;

Vexatious Litigation;

Violation of Civil RICO Statutes; and

Negligent Misrepresentation

#Insurance #insuranceclaims #insurancefraud #RICO #SIU

Please click here for a copy of the Complaint. Citizens v Strems

Today, the Florida Supreme Court granted the Florida Bar’s request for an Emergency Suspension against Scot Strems. We have attached a copy of the Court’s order for your review. In summary, Strems:

1. Can accept no new clients;
2. Must cease representing current clients within 30 days;
3. Must forward a copy of the order to all clients, opposing counsel and courts;
4. Must stop disbursing or withdrawing money from his firm’s trust account(s);
5. Must notify all banks in which he has an account related to his law practice; and
6. Must respond to the Florida Bar’s subpoena

#Nohashtagsneeded

Please click here for a copy of the Florida Supreme Court’s Order Strems Suspension

The Monson Law Firm recently delivered a victorious coverage Motion for Summary Judgment in the case of “J. Calderera & Company, Inc. v. Triumph Construction, L.L.C. and Atain Specialty Insurance Company”.  In this case, plaintiff sought $435,000 in damages against Triumph Construction when Triumph allegedly did not show as scheduled to pour concrete for a construction project at a local high school.  In granting Atain Specialty Insurance Company’s Motion for Summary Judgment, the court accepted The Monson Law Firm’s arguments that there was no “occurrence” under the policy and that there was no coverage under the policy for plaintiff’s claims for breach of contract.  The court also considered the “Damage to Your Work” and “Damage to Impaired Property” exclusions, and held that Atain did not owe coverage to Triumph or payment to Calderera for these sums.  Many thanks to Emmanuel Manuelidis, Jeff Ditmar and Atain Insurance Companies for this assignment and opportunity!

Please click here for a copy of the judgment. The Monson Law Firm MSJ Victory – Calderara

The Florida Bar Association on Friday filed a Petition for Emergency Suspension against Scot Strems of Strems Law Firm requesting the “immediate attention of the Supreme Court” of Florida.  The Florida Bar accuses Scot Strems of a “vast campaign of unprofessional, unethical, and fraudulent conduct that now infects courts and communities across the state.”  The Florida Bar alleges that “immediate action must be taken for the protection of respondent’s clients and the public.”

Please click here for a copy of the Petition for Emergency Suspension. Scot Strems- Petition For Emergency Suspension

Despite the center of Christobal passing right over our Louisiana office, The Monson Law Firm is open for business today! Thanks to all who have reached out to us! Our firm umbrellas have served us well. 🙂

#Christobal #insurancelaw #insurancecoverage #insuranceclaims #insurance #litigation #insurancelitigation #claims

Attorney Ronald Hornback of The Monson Law Firm recently won a Motion for Summary Judgment for Homeowners of America Insurance Company in Harris County, Texas against The Dick Law firm in the case entitled “Christopher Stanzel v. Homeowners of America Insurance Company”.  In this case, plaintiff had removed a large portion of the water from his swimming pool six days prior to a rainstorm.  During the heavy rains, the swimming pool “floated”.    The court agreed with The Monson Law Firm that the Water Damage Exclusion applied, precluding coverage for the damage to the swimming pool. Please click here for a copy of the Judgment.