Alexander J. Matos, et al. v. SafePoint Insurance Company

Third District Court of Appeal
State of Florida
Opinion filed November 26, 2025.
Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D24-1549
Lower Tribunal No. 22-837-CA-01
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Alexander J. Matos, et al.,
Appellants,
vs.
SafePoint Insurance Company,
Appellee.
An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Spencer Eig,
Judge.
Shield Law Group of Florida, LLC, and Jamie Alvarez (Davie),
for appellants.
Bickford & Chidnese, LLP, and Patrick M, Chidnese and Frieda C.
Lindroth (Tampa), for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, LOGUE and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.

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Affirmed. Volusia County v. Aberdeen at Ormond Beach, L.P., 760 So.
2d 126, 130 (Fla. 2000) (“Summary judgment is proper if there is no genuine
issue of material fact and if the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a
matter of law.”); Navarro v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 353 So. 3d 1276, 1279
(Fla. 3d DCA 2023) (“If the notice was untimely, then prejudice to the insurer
is presumed.” (quoting LoBello v. State Farm Fla. Ins. Co., 152 So. 3d 595,
599 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014))); De La Rosa v. Fla. Peninsula Ins. Co., 246 So. 3d
438, 441 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018) (“[T]he record forecloses the insured’s ability
to overcome the prejudice to the insurer in evaluating the extent of the
damage because of the delay in making the claim.”).