FL Sup. Ct. Affirms House Counsel Practice

In an opinion released yesterday, the Florida Supreme Court reconfirmed two key principles of insurers' litigation management practices: the insurer's status as co-client with the policyholder, and the right of insurers to use staff attorneys to defend the interests of policyholders and insurers in defending covered claims. "The Court's action is the final step of a long battle AIA waged in Florida to preserve insurers' ability to effectively manage the legal representation that is provided to policyholders under liability insurance policies," said Stef Zielezienski, AIA assistant general cou...