Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company v. Jada Griffin

2024-1332Fladistctapp4

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D ISTRICT C OURT OF A PPEAL O F T HE STATE OF F LORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT
UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Appellant,
v.
JADA GRIFFIN,
Appellee.
No. 4D2024-1332
[April 22, 2026]
Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach
County; Gerard J. Curley Jr., Judge; L.T. Case No. 502022CA001699XXXXMB.
David A. Noel and Kara Rockenbach Link of Link & Rockenbach, P.A., West
Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert C. Hubbard and George A. Vaka of Vaka Law Group, P.L., Tampa, for
appellee.
ON MOTION TO CERTIFY CONFLICT
MAY , J.
The plaintiff filed a motion to certify conflict, requesting that we certify that
our decision is in express and direct conflict with the decisions in Hughes v.
Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 374 So. 3d 900, 910 (Fla. 6th DCA 2023), review
granted, No. SC2024-0025, 2024 WL 1714497 (Fla. Apr. 22, 2024), Cantens v.
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 388 So. 3d 242 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024), and
Smith v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 396 So. 3d 860 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024). In
its response, the insurer indicates it has no objection but clarified the cases with
which our decision conflicts.
We therefore certify express and direct conflict with the following decisions:
• 	Hughes v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 374 So. 3d 900 (Fla. 6th DCA
2023), review granted, 2024 WL 1714497 (Fla. Apr. 22, 2024);
• 	Buis v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 394 So. 3d 738 (Fla. 2d DCA
2024); and
• 	Smith v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 396 So. 3d 860 (Fla. 5th DCA
2024).
Question Certified.
CONNER and L OTT , JJ., concur.
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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.

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DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA
FOURTH DISTRICT

UNIVERSAL PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
Appellant,

Vv.

JADA GRIFFIN,
Appellee.

No. 4D2024-1332
[April 22, 2026]

Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach
County; Gerard J. Curley Jr., Judge; L.T. Case No. 502022CA001699XXXXMB.

David A. Noel and Kara Rockenbach Link of Link & Rockenbach, P.A., West
Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert C. Hubbard and George A. Vaka of Vaka Law Group, P.L., Tampa, for
appellee.

ON MOTION TO CERTIFY CONFLICT
May, J.

The plaintiff filed a motion to certify conflict, requesting that we certify that
our decision is in express and direct conflict with the decisions in Hughes v.
Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 374 So. 3d 900, 910 (Fla. 6th DCA 2023), review
granted, No. SC2024-0025, 2024 WL 1714497 (Fla. Apr. 22, 2024), Cantens v.
Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London, 388 So. 3d 242 (Fla. 3d DCA 2024), and
Smith v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 396 So. 3d 860 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024). In
its response, the insurer indicates it has no objection but clarified the cases with
which our decision conflicts.

We therefore certify express and direct conflict with the following decisions:

e Hughes v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 374 So. 3d 900 (Fla. 6th DCA
2023), review granted, 2024 WL 1714497 (Fla. Apr. 22, 2024);

e Buis v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 394 So. 3d 738 (Fla. 2d DCA
2024); and

e Smith v. Universal Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 396 So. 3d 860 (Fla. 5th DCA
2024).

Question Certified.

CONNER and LoTT, JJ., concur.

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Not final until disposition of timely-filed motion for rehearing.

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