In the case of Abdin v. American Security Insurance Co., Download Abdin v. American Security Insurance Co. (S.D. Fla. Case No. 09.81456, Opinion Filed March 29, 2010) also published as 2010 WL 1257702 *2 (S.D. Fla. March 29, 2010), the Federal Court was confronted with an Insurance Coverage Claim for Hurricane Damage under a Homeowner's or other Property Insurance Policy (it is not clear which type of Policy was at issue, nor does that fact make any difference really to the holding mentioned in this post at this time). The Federal Court ordered that the Policyholder-Plaintiff had to respond to the following Request for Production of documents and tangible things which was served by the Insurance Company in that case:
All original documents, including but not limited to receipts, cancelled checks or any other documents which evidence any repairs to the insured property at any time since you have owned it. This request includes, but is not limited to, all documents and records evidencing the repairs to the insured property subsequent to the September 4, 2004, and July 18, 2008 losses. This request contemplates the original invoices from contractor.
The requested documentation, in the view of the Court in this case, "are necessary for Defendant to understand the scope of the damages claimed and to aid in the determination of whether the repairs and damages claimed are related to Hurricane Frances. Plaintiff is instructed to respond to this discovery request."
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