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If your Hurricane Michael claim has not been fully paid, it is time to contact an attorney that knows what to do and will do it swiftly.  Homeowners deserve to be paid timely what they are owed by the insurance company. Period. We do not wait and hope for the insurance company to do the right thi...

Insurance company adjusters will tell you many things while investigating your claim from a car accident that are designed to make you think you are not entitled to as much as you are or encourage you to settle for less.  We want to arm you with the truth and knowledge of your rights so insurance...

For many policyholders, who are not used to litigation, law offices, depositions, or court, the thought of sitting down before a bank of lawyers and microphones and being sworn in to endure hours of questioning is … terrifying.  And, we completely understand.  Although, as attorneys, we attend an...

 Taylor, Warren & Weidner is excited to congratulate our newest shareholder, Brian D. Hancock.  With the addition of Brian as an equity partner, the firm will become Taylor, Warren, Weidner & Hancock, P.A. Brian has been with the firm since 2015 and focuses his practice in the areas of first ...

Think your insurance company will treat you fairly if you only want what is fair? Think again. Thousands of policyholders have filed Civil Remedy Notices this year alone against their insurance companies. What is a Civil Remedy Notice? A Civil Remedy Notice is a prerequisite to filing a bad...

A recent study issued by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Study suggests the answer is likely ‘yes.' While features like adaptive cruise-control and lane-keeping-assist technologies were designed to help drivers stay safe for extended periods, new research suggests technologies like these may be lu...

Did you know you are more likely to be struck by lightning than win in a forced arbitration? A recent study from the American Association for Justice shows why big corporations like to force everyday Americans to sign away their rights to a jury trial in lieu of arbitration: because it means wron...

The travel season is upon us. Unfortunately, historical data show that many motorists from Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties and beyond will be involved in dangerous car accidents over the next couple of months. That is why we want to share in advance several important factors that those impacted ...

At TWW, we want to help kids in our community pursue their dreams, including the dream to fly! ✈️ To do so, we launched a social media campaign to give away one seat in the National Flight Academy's Fly Like the Blues Cruise, Nov. 9-11, 2019. During the Cruise, student-pilots stay overnight aboar...

If you make a claim for benefits under your own insurance policy, you could be subject to an Examination Under Oath, often referred to as an EUO.  An EUO is a sworn statement given by someone who has made a claim due to fire, lightning, hurricane, or a car accident--just to name a few.  According...

lkjasdf TWW recently launched and completed a back-to-school giveaway campaign on Facebook asking all Escambia and Santa Rosa County teachers to send in their requests for up to $1,000 in needed school supplies for their students.  We know that too often teachers are left without all the necessa...

Your legal rights are important.  When we become aware of something that might affect your rights or those of someone you know, we want to share it with you.  Virginia College caused great financial harm to its students when it closed its doors in December, 2018.  Many students were unable to com...

With NOAA currently showing no tropical storms developing for the next five days, for those of us who live on the coast this is the perfect time to review your coverage and make sure you know what specific type of coverages you have, what exactly they cover, and—more importantly—what they do not ...

The 3M Combat Arms Earplug Products Liability Litigation is growing, as more injured victims continue to come forward and more attorneys have become involved.  Often, in complicated lawsuits like this, which involve a dangerous or defective product that affected large numbers of people, federal c...

Lobbyists for the insurance companies have been working hard.  Unfortunately, their efforts recently paid off.  In response to their extended efforts to push a new Assignment of Benefits (AOB) bill through, Gov. Desantis signed a bill that will go into effect today, July 1st, and will allow insur...

The 4th DCA recently issued an unfortunate ruling in favor of insurance companies.  The opinion hinders a contractor's ability to get insurance proceeds to make repairs.  This will, in turn, hinder your ability to have your home repaired after a storm, fire, or flood.  The case hinged on what is ...

Read In re: Amendments to the Florida Evidence Code, Case No. SC19-107 (May 23, 2019)  After a decades-long debate between use of the Fryestandard for the admission of expert testimony in Florida state courts and the more-stringent Daubert standard, the Florida Supreme Court had initially put th...

In the wake of Hurricane Michael, we have seen many policyholders asking about ordinance and law coverage.  Ordinance and law coverage is insurance coverage for loss caused by the enforcement of ordinances or laws regulating construction and repair of damaged buildings. As many of you know, build...

Did you know, in 2016, over 50,000 car accidents, and 233 deaths, were caused by distracted driving in Florida?  Unfortunately, as car accident attorneys, we see too many instances where texting while driving leads to serious injuries.  No message is so important that it cannot wait.  Yet, an acc...

When Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Company denied these policyholders' claim for damage to their home from a fire, the homeowners contacted us.  This Pensacola family had purchased homeowner's insurance from the company with the red elephant, Universal Property and Casualty Insurance ...

Insurance Companies Rarely Treat Injured Victims Fairly Why contact an attorney after a car accident?  Because the person who will decide how much compensation you deserve is almost always an insurance company, and insurance companies rarely treat folks fairly.  When you have medical expenses pi...

Some things are okay to do yourself.  Others you should let a professional handle.  If you're not comfortable handling it alone, and your future depends on the outcome, why risk it?  If you've been injured in a car accident and you don't know what you are entitled to recover, that's no time to DI...

As hurricane season approaches, it is important to know what coverage you have in place before a storm forms. When storms are heading towards land, most insurance companies stop selling new policies or won't allow coverage increases — or both.  That's why it's important to evaluate the insurance ...

A message from TWW attorney, Phillip Warren: Like many people, you may assume that you know what information is contained within your medical records, even though you've never seen them.  Each time you visit your doctor, you see the nurse write down your weight, blood pressure, and medications. ...

Read Harper v. Geico, 44 Fla. L. Weekly D618 (Fla. 2nd DCA, March 1, 2019). The Florida Second District Court of Appeals showed it is not afraid to uphold your rights as policyholders under the law.  Unfortunately, insurance companies often try to come up with many fine-print or other outlandish...