Hiscox Insurance Company Inc., Etc. v. Meredith Werline, Etc.

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedFebruary 18, 2026
Docket3D2025-0832
StatusPublished

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Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed February 18, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-0832 Lower Tribunal No. 24-132834-SP-05 ________________

Hiscox Insurance Company Inc., Appellant,

vs.

Meredith Werline, et al., Appellees.

An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Gloria Gonzalez-Meyer, Judge.

Kennedys CMK LLP, and Kristen D. Perkins and Jordan H. Lewis (Fort Lauderdale) and Jedidiah Vander Klok, for appellant.

Davis Goldman, PLLC, and Michael Bild and Laura Arango and Aaron P. Davis, for appellees.

Before FERNANDEZ, GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

BOKOR, J. Appellant Hiscox Insurance Company appeals the denial of its motion

to vacate a default judgment in a small claims case. Appellee admirably

concedes error with respect to the trial court’s award of $5,000 in

unliquidated damages without an evidentiary hearing; thus, we reverse and

remand in part as to that issue. We affirm the remainder of the default final

judgment because Appellant has not demonstrated an entitlement to relief

under Florida Small Claims Rule 7.190(b).

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.

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