Dang, it’s been hard the last couple days to sneak in some time for blogging. Fortunately, in the little amount of time I had today, I ran into this case from Florida that says "snowbirds" — winter visitors — are not the same as permanent residents and can’t use Florida’s choice-of-law rules to select more favorable Florida law in interpretation of their insurance policies. I happen to like choice of law, so I gave it a quick read, it’s a good case: State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. Roach,(December 14, 2006). Here’s an Associated Press story on the case.
Florida Supreme Court: Snowbirds Can’t Select Florida Law To Invalidate Insurance Policy Provisions
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