Miami Senior Partner Anthony Perez and Associate Brittany Pryce secured a dismissal with prejudice in the matter styled Hilda Irene Lopez v. Defendant Insurance Company. Plaintiff filed suit alleging that Defendant breached the insurance contract by denying coverage for her claim for damage to the roof and interior of her property resulting from a windstorm. Defendant maintained its position on the denial of coverage based on the policy’s exclusion for damage caused by wear and tear, and the lack of any evidence of a peril created opening in the roof that allowed rainwater to enter the property. On the eve of the hearing on Defendant’s motion for order to show cause regarding Plaintiff’s failure to comply with a court order, Plaintiff dismissed the case with prejudice. Read More