A second sinkhole has opened in Seffner Florida. This time the hole has taken part of a fence and a patio at one home. The home where the sinkhole is largest was already confirmed to have sinkhole activity years earlier. The prior owners left the house to the bank who has the home on the…
This story has already gone national within a day of the incident. A 37 year old man in Seffner Florida, Jeff Bush, was swallowed by a cover collapse sinkhole that occurred directly under his bedroom. Jeff Bush was sleeping when around 11:00 pm the earth suddenly opened and took his entire room with it. The…
Everyone always discusses how many sinkholes are in west central Florida, and there are a bunch. But, as we have show over the years, sinkholes are everywhere. Here are a couple recent examples. First, a massive sinkhole opened up in Guangzhou China. Workers were building an underground tunnel system when they began to hear and…
Citizens occasionally has meetings to discuss the status of different claims they are dealing with. Sinkholes are usually the hot topic these days. During these meeting Citizens discussed several different aspects of the sinkhole claims. First, the volume of claims. It was disclosed that the number of claims received were down by 27% compared to…
In the past ten years or so sinkhole cases very rarely went to trial. They are extremely risky for insurance companies since they have to pay attorney fees, costs and interest if they lose and unless you are Citizens could face bad faith damages as well. For an insurance company to lose a trial it…
The firm of Corless Barfield is proud to announce that we have hired a wonderful personal injury lawyer named John Mulvihill. Mr. Mulvihill was a former State Attorney who then worked at Winters & Yonker for many years. He now joins our firm with tremendous experience in handling hundreds, if not thousands, of personal injury…
Its getting tough to keep up with these stories but a large sinkhole opened up in Windemere on Monday morning. The hole reportedly started as about 25 feet wide and has apparently grown to as big as 60 feet according to some reports. Neighbors and experts are concerned that this could continue to grow and…
Our firm has been working a huge sinkhole case in the New Port Richey area for the past several years. It involves a large condo rental community insured for approximately $16,000,000. The carrier is Citizens and as usual with Citizens we do not expect the case to settle prior to trial. The case has been…
A massive sinkhole pretty much in the middle of a swamp in Assumption Parish Louisiana has grown to over 370 feet in diameter and is believed to be 400 feet deep. This monster has apparently eaten all the surrounding trees and evacuation was suggested but not mandatory for nearby residents. They believe this opened up…
Sometimes in your legal career its all about just doing the right thing and trying to make it right for a client. We have discussed a case against Citizens in the past where the homeowner filed a sinkhole claim, was informed she had coverage, they tested, found sinkhole, filed the report with the county and…
