Julia Grimké Young

Julia Young (Of Counsel-Orlando, FL) obtained full and final summary judgment in favor of an insurance carrier in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Additionally, the court granted Julia’s motion to strike the contractor plaintiff’s expert testimony as well as her motion to dismiss claims from an additional contractor plaintiff who could not be located by either party. The plaintiff’s suit involved a claim of wind damage to the roof of their residence and ensuing interior water damages. The court concluded the plaintiff's lay witness testimony, which Julia argued was speculative and relied on inadmissible hearsay from both the stricken expert and the prior additional plaintiff, was insufficient to meet their burden of proof in the case. The parties ultimately settled the matter of attorneys' fees and costs, and the carrier was able to recoup the majority of its litigation costs from the plaintiffs.