Tampa Associate Lauren Wages, Esq., obtained good result when the court granted Defendant Citizens’ Motion for Final Summary Judgment on February 6, 2020 in matter styled Leonor Ferrerio v. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. Plaintiff filed suit due to an alleged leak that originated in the garage from a water heater causing water to flow to the interior of Plaintiff’s home causing damage. In support of its Motion for Final Summary Judgment, Citizen submitted an affidavit of its expert who concluded that the garage where the water heater was located sat at a lower elevation than the living space slab and that the elevation of the garage sloped away from the living space. The expert further opined that there was no visible evidence of water damage related to a recent water heater leak. Citizens submitted a second affidavit confirming similar findings by its field adjuster at the time of his inspection. Plaintiff submitted an affidavit in opposition executed by the Plaintiff which the court found failed to controvert Defendant’s summary judgment evidence. The court specially found that “no cogent explanation has been brought forth by Plaintiff countering Citizens’ expert opinions that water flows down hill.” Read more