USA – FLORIDA Trends and Developments Contributed by: John David Dickenson, Tiffany Bustamante and Alexandra Schultz Cozen O’Connor Cozen O’Connor delivers legal services on an inte- grated and global basis, with over 1000 attorneys in 32 cities across two continents. The lawyers coun- sel clients on their most sophisticated legal matters in all areas of the law, including litigation, corporate and regulatory law. The firm’s global insurance de- partment is a recognised leader in insurance cover- age and claims litigation, with over 150 dedicated insurance attorneys in 19 offices. The attorneys have experience in virtually every line of business, rep-
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resenting primary and excess insurers, reinsurers, third-party administrators, managing general agents, insurance brokers, agents and independent adjust- ing companies. The global insurance department has served as lead trial counsel or national co-ordinating counsel in complex coverage litigation for more than five decades. Cozen O’Connor’s global insurance de- partment and numerous attorneys in the practice are recognised by Chambers & Partners USA.
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John David Dickenson is a shareholder and regional manager in Cozen O’Connor’s global insurance department. He represents domestic and international insurers in coverage, claims handling and bad faith
Tiffany Bustamante is a member in Cozen O’Connor’s global insurance department. She concentrates her practice on complex civil litigation, property, casualty, catastrophic injury, premises liability, commercial general
litigation. He counsels insurers on professional liability, general liability, first party property matters and directors’ and officers’ coverage. JD practices in both state and federal court, and has tried numerous coverage and bad faith matters to verdict. JD is recognised by Chambers USA for Florida Insurance Dispute Resolution and is a fellow of the American College of Coverage Counsel and a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel.
liability and bad faith matters. She has litigated coverage disputes on behalf of commercial carriers, including declaratory relief, breach of contract, bad faith, punitive damages, fraud, prima facie tort, tortious interference and deceptive trade practices claims. Tiffany was appointed by The Florida Bar to its Special Committee on AI Tools & Resources. Tiffany is the co-chair of Cozen O’Connor’s bad faith group and serves on Cozen O’Connor’s global insurance department’s Tech Innovation Committee.
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