Stuart Managing Partner Lauren Smith, Esq. obtained a motion for summary judgment in a  first-party insurance matter. In the case styled Water Extraction Team a/a/o Sonderman v. FedNat, Plaintiff received a partial assignment of insurance benefits from FedNat’s insured.  Three days later, FedNat and the insured entered into a settlement agreement that encompassed the entire claim.  Plaintiff moved for summary judgment, arguing that the release did not apply to its portion of the claim because the assignment preceded FedNat’s settlement.  Read more