Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Prepares for Trial Against Corless Associates and the Wells Law Group

Gulf View Village Condo Association v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, pending in Pasco County, Florida.

2012-05-11

TAMPA, FL, May 11, 2012 (Press-News.org) On June 11, 2012, Citizens is set to try the case of Gulf View Village Condo Association v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, pending in Pasco County, Florida. The case relates to a 2009 claim for damages due to settlement at a property occupied primarily by retirees and their families.

This case illustrates the lengths Citizens believes it can go to delay and stall paying on its legal obligations. Although Citizens was told as early as November 2009 that there was sinkhole activity at the property in one building and as early as August 2010 in its other 4, Citizens did not even attempt to resolve the claim until April 2012. The Association's property is located in Port Richey, Pasco County, Florida, an area known for sinkhole activity no matter which Florida sinkhole map you examine.

Citizens' decision to delay the claim was likely driven by their ongoing efforts to place the blame on any other carrier they can find to pay their losses. The delay in getting Citizens to pay the loss was certainly not due to a lack of trying by the Association and by the Association's lawyers, Corless and Kim Wells.

Despite multiple letters to Citizens representatives in 2011 regarding the egregious delay in the paying the loss, Citizens waited an additional year into the litigation to pay the Association, and only paid a portion of the undisputed amount owed. Although partial payment was made, it is unclear at this stage weather Citizens intends to abandon its other defenses.

Citizens has retained BCI Engineers to conduct their investigations, and is being assisted by the Marone Law Group. The Association is represented by Ted Corless from Corless Associates, and by Kim Wells of the Wells Law Group, who teamed up to handle the matter.

About Corless Associates

The Tampa law firm of Corless Associates prides itself on offering sound legal advice and aggressive advocacy in cases involving sinkhole damage, insurance claims and personal injury. The firm regularly represents property owners in insurance coverage disputes over losses caused by hurricanes, hail, fire and water damage.

The attorneys at the firm are experienced litigators who have a results-oriented approach. As a result, the firm has successfully argued hundreds of cases and has recovered millions of dollars owed to their clients.

Website: http://www.czlegal.com

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