Garcia v. Geico General Ins. Co., No. 13-15788 (11th Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff, the personal representative of Paola Penafiel, filed suit against GEICO, alleging Coblentz v. Am. Sur. Co. of N.Y. bad faith claims. On appeal, GEICO challenged the judgment in favor of plaintiff. The court agreed with GEICO that the district court erred in denying the admission of evidence of the development of Florida law as it pertained to whether an insurance policy GEICO issued to Edgar Baena (Edgar) covered a vehicle collision involving Edgar and Penafiel. The court also agreed with GEICO that the district court improperly excluded evidence of earlier decisions of the district court rejecting the theory on which plaintiff based her argument that coverage existed. Accordingly, the court vacated and remanded.
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