Mierzwa Case - Law Office of Stuart R. Michelson

Many, many people in Florida were beneficiaries of Michelson's victory in the Mierzwa case. This was the first time a Court applied the statue in question, which had been law in Florida for almost 100 years, to a situation where a home was destroyed by both wind storm & flood so as to award the homeowner with the face value of the policy as damages for the loss of the home. As the lead attorney who wrote the appeal, and who argued the case before the District Court of Appeal, Michelson was asked to appear on several media outlets throughout the State of Florida in 2014.

This television show was broadcast in Northern Florida and featured a number of attorneys and Stuart Michelson of the Law Firm of Stuart R. Michelson. The statute in question, the Valued Policy Law, was subsequently amended by the Florida Legislature so as to deprive the homeowners of the beneficial treatment they received under the statute as it was interpreted by the District Court of Appeal in the Mierzwa case. This interview is shown more for historical interest than anything else, as the statue no longer provides the protection to property owners as it did on the date in which this broadcast aired.

For more information about your rights in property damage cases contact:
Law Office of Stuart R. Michelson
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Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33316
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