City of Lake Worth v. Viera
A retired police officer sued the City of Lake Worth for breach of a 2018 settlement agreement, claiming it required the City to pay for supplemental insurance (life, accidental death, and others) beyond medical, dental, and vision. A jury awarded roughly $9.97 million. The Fourth DCA reversed and remanded for entry of summary judgment for the City, holding the trial court — not the jury — should have construed the agreement, whose plain language required only the medical, dental, and vision coverage the City had already provided.
Key facts
- Retired police officer sued the City of Lake Worth claiming a 2018 settlement agreement required the City to provide supplemental insurance (life, accidental death, and others) in addition to medical, dental, and vision coverage.
- A jury found the agreement required supplemental insurance and awarded the officer approximately $9.97 million for the City's alleged breach.
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Why it matters
A significant contract-interpretation decision. The Fourth DCA extends the Florida Supreme Court's Conage 'full-textual-context' approach from statutory to contract interpretation and clarifies the judge-versus-jury… — full analysis with a trial
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