Washington National Insurance v. Ruderman

Decided July 3, 2013. Ricky Polston wrote the opinion for the court.

117 So. 3d 943 · Cited 107 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Auto-Owners Ins. Co. v. Anderson · 756 So. 2d 29
• Excelsior Ins. Co. v. Pomona Park Bar & Package Store · 369 So. 2d 938
• Swire Pacific Holdings, Inc. v. Zurich Ins. Co. · 845 So. 2d 161
• State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Menendez · 70 So. 3d 566
• Rucks v. Old Republic Life Ins. Co. · 345 So. 2d 795
• Taurus Holdings v. US Fidelity · 913 So. 2d 528
• Deni Associates of Florida, Inc. v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co. · 711 So. 2d 1135
• State Farm Fire & Cas. v. CTC DEVELOPMENT · 720 So. 2d 1072
• United States Fire Insurance v. J.S.U.B., Inc. · 979 So. 2d 871
• Fayad v. Clarendon Nat. Ins. Co. · 899 So. 2d 1082
• Dimmitt Chevrolet v. Southeastern Fidelity · 636 So. 2d 700
• Berkshire Life Ins. Co. v. Adelberg · 698 So. 2d 828
• Puryear v. State · 810 So. 2d 901
• Garcia v. Federal Ins. Co. · 969 So. 2d 288
• Friedman v. Virginia Metal Products Corp. · 56 So. 2d 515
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Pridgen · 498 So. 2d 1245
• PRUDENTIAL PROPERTY AND CAS. v. Swindal · 622 So. 2d 467
• Travelers Indem. Co. v. PCR INC. · 889 So. 2d 779
• Lumbermens Mut. Cas. Co. v. August · 530 So. 2d 293
• Stuyvesant Insurance Company v. Butler · 314 So. 2d 567
• DEC Elec., Inc. v. Raphael Const. Corp. · 558 So. 2d 427
• Hartnett v. Southern Insurance Company · 181 So. 2d 524
• Chandler v. Geico Indemnity Co. · 78 So. 3d 1293
• Travelers Ins. Co. v. Bartoszewicz · 404 So. 2d 1053
• Southeastern Fire Ins. Co. v. Lehrman · 443 So. 2d 408

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