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Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 46
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F.S. 46.051

46.051 Joinder of products liability insurers.—

(1) No products liability insurer shall be joined as a party defendant in an action to determine the insured’s liability. However, each insurer which does or may provide products liability insurance coverage to pay all or a portion of any judgment which might be entered in the action shall file with the court, under oath, a statement by a corporate officer setting forth the following information with regard to each known policy of insurance:

(a) The name of the insurer;

(b) The name of each insured;

(d) A statement of any policy or coverage defense which said insurer reasonably believes is available to the insurer filing the statement at the time of filing.

(2) The statement required by subsection (1) shall be amended immediately upon discovery of facts calling for an amendment to such statement.

(3) If the statement or any amendment thereto indicates that a policy or coverage defense has been or will be asserted, then the insurer may be joined as a party.

(4) After the rendition of a verdict, or final judgment by the court if the case is tried without a jury, the insurer may be joined as a party and judgment may be entered by the court based upon the statement or statements herein required.

(5) The rules of discovery shall be available to discover the existence of liability insurance coverage and its provisions.

(6) This act is applicable to products liability actions based on either tort or contract causes of action.

History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 78-418; s. 5, ch. 2000-336.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 46.051

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 46.051.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 46.051

Total Results: 19

Kane v. Stewart Tilghman Fox & Bianchi, P.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-07-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 197 So. 3d 137, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 11413, 2016 WL 4016280

Snippet: running low on cash”); see also In re Im, 495 B.R. 46, 51 (Bankr.M.D.Fla.2013) (“Florida courts have held

Hamilton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-12-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 128 So. 3d 872, 2013 WL 6670841, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20056

Snippet: or suffering.” In Reynolds v. State, 842 So.2d 46, 51 (Fla.2002), the Supreme Court held that this statute

Lamore v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-05-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 983 So. 2d 665, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 7815, 2008 WL 2219518

Snippet: constitutional concern. Reynolds v. State, 842 So.2d 46, 51 (Fla.2002) (“That the statute contains a requirement

Federated Institute for Patent & Trademark Registry v. State, Office of the Attorney General

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-04-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 979 So. 2d 1162, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 6297

Snippet: 2284; see also Amato v. United States, 450 F.3d 46, 51 (1st Cir.2006) (noting that, under Braswell regime

Sult v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-02-27T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 839 So. 2d 798

Snippet: defining crimes." Reynolds v. State, 842 So.2d 46, 51 (Fla.2002) (quoting State v. Bussey, 463 So.2d

M/I Schottenstein Homes, Inc. v. Azam

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2002-03-06T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 813 So. 2d 91

Snippet: v. Northeast Prod. Credit Ass'n, 160 So.2d 46, 51 (Fla. 1st DCA 1963); Maule Indus., Inc. v. Sheffield

Martin v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-05-16T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 797 So. 2d 6, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 7523, 2001 WL 527520

Snippet: 1996); see also United States v. Abel, 469 U.S. 46, 51-52, 105 S.Ct. 465, 83 L.Ed.2d 450 (1984) (membership

State v. Pinder

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-07-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 678 So. 2d 410

Snippet: v. Bursey, 429 U.S. 545, 559, 97 S.Ct. 837, 845-46, 51 L.Ed.2d 30, 42 (1977). The precise due process

Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Douglas

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1995-03-08T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 654 So. 2d 118

Snippet: Underwriters Insurance Co. v. Welker, 640 So.2d 46, 51 (Fla. 1994) (Grimes, J., concurring), succinctly

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1992-04-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 969, 974 (Fla. 1908); Keating v. State,167 So.2d 46, 51 (1 D.C.A. Fla., 1964); Gardinier, Inc. v. Florida

Robinson v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-07-03T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 583 So. 2d 1063

Snippet: 1982). [4] § 627.7262, Fla. Stat. (1989). [5] § 46.051(3), Fla. Stat. (1989). 90-367 District

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1986-05-28T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 969, 974 (Fla. 1908); Keating v. State,167 So.2d 46, 51 (1 D.C.A. Fla., 1964); Gardinier, Inc. v. Florida

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1986-02-05T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 969, 974 (Fla. 1908); Keating v. State, 167 So.2d 46,51 (1 D.C.A. Fla., 1964); Gardinier, Inc. v. Department

Lane v. Lodal, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-08-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 474 So. 2d 413, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2009

Snippet: SHARP, Judge. The constitutionality of section 46.051, Florida Statutes (1983), is at issue in this case…insured’s liability.” 1 Pursu*414ant to section 46.051, the trial court struck as a party defendant in…defendants, Lodal, Inc. Because we find section 46.051 is unconstitutional as violative of Article II,…verdict absolving Lodal of any negligence.3 Section 46.051 is the third of a trilogy of nonjoinder statutes…448 So.2d 1190 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). *415Section 46.051 is indistinguishable from the nonjoinder statutes

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1985-08-01T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 969, 974 (Fla. 1908); Keating v. State,167 So.2d 46, 51 (1 D.C.A.Fla., 1964); Gardinier, Inc. v. Department

Harmon v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1970-02-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 232 So. 2d 206

Snippet: Liability-Insurance Claims," 70 Harvard L.Rev. 27, 46-51 (1956). Contra, 43 Yale L.J. 136, 139 (1933). [2

McCausland v. Davis

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1967-09-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 204 So. 2d 334

Snippet: Northeast Prod. Credit Co., Fla.App. 1963, 160 So.2d 46, 51; Delesdernier v. O'Rourke & Warren

Crawford v. McGraw

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1952-11-20T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 61 So. 2d 484

Snippet: 5,496.46 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 51 Jul

Burnett El Al. v. Green

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1929-05-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 122 So. 570, 97 Fla. 1007, 69 A.L.R. 244, 1929 Fla. LEXIS 1014

Snippet: enumerated in it. See Kansas v. Colorado, 206 U.S. 46, 51 L.Ed. 956. It would seem therefore that if the