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Ongoing Cases
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Cardillo Law Firm is scheduled for trial in March, 2010 in our Park Place Condominium v. State Farm case. We are seeking $5.5 million dollars from State Farm to repair termite damage. State Farm insured our client's property, but denied our client's claim.
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Following the trial against State Farm, we will schedule a separate arbitration trial on behalf of our client Park Place Condominium against Terminix. Similar to the lawsuit against State Farm, we are seeking $5.5 million to repair the termite damage at the condominium association, which consists of 23 buildings and 92 units.
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Noteworthy Cases & Settlements
 In March 2009, Terminix agreed to a confidential settlement to satisfy a claim brought by a Pinellas County, Florida client. Two separate insurance companies earlier settled separate claims, ensuring a complete recovery for our retired client.
In January 2009, Terminix agreed to a confidential settlement regarding termite damage claims asserted by our clients, whose home is located in Monteverde, Lake County, Florida. Their insurance company, Liberty Mutual, earlier settled a separate suit by paying the full claim plus attorneys fees. These senior citizen homeowners have thus been made whole by virtue of the combined settlement from both Liberty and Terminix.
In December 2008, Arrow Pest Control Company, which acquired Hughes Pest Control, agreed to pay Tampa, FL homeowners Kim and Ben Foster $94,000 in order to secure a dismissal of an unfair and deceptive trade practice suit. Earlier, the Fosters confidentially settled a separate lawsuit against their insurance carrier United Property and Casualty. The termite repair estimate projection was approximately $95,000; however, by securing a combined amount well over current repair projections, Cardillo Law Firm has ensured that these homeowners will be made whole in the event that undiscovered and unanticipated termite damage must be repaired.
In September 2008, after 8 years of litigation, Orkin agreed to pay $848,000 to settle a criminal racketeering suit. The court had recently granted Sandalwood permission to seek punitive damages based on its false advertising claim against Orkin, and rather than face a jury trial scheduled for November, 2008 in Bushnell, Florida, the pest control giant was finally held accountable. The $848,500 payment is in addition to an earlier litigation settlement with Sandalwood’s insurance company Allstate. In 2004, Allstate agreed to pay Sandalwood $2.25 million the day before a federal jury trial was set to begin in Tampa. Additionally, in 2007, Sandalwood reached a confidential settlement with its insurance agency in connection with the significant termite damage at the property. In total, Cardillo Law Firm achieved cash payments from various responsible parties totaling nearly $4 million. The Firm is very proud of this remarkable chain of results for this client, which was achieved only after grueling battles in 3 separate lawsuits.
In July 2008, homeowner Grace Lau recovered $65,500 from her insurance company. Ms. Lau had spent $36,000 to repair her home, but her insurance company refused to pay for the termite damage. After the claim was denied, and Cardillo Law Firm brought a suit on her behalf, the insurance company Liberty Mutual ended up paying $65,500, almost double the repair costs. In a separate lawsuit, Orkin, the pest control company, paid $20,000 towards the repair costs.
On October 16, 2007, a court order was issued in the case of Kurtis Kelly, Plaintiff v. General Star National Indemnity Company, Defendant
In yet another homeowner termite damage claim, Mary Spellman sued both her insurance company SAFECO, and her termite company Cody Pest Control, in separate Volusia County, Florida lawsuits. Cardillo Law Firm achieved a combined substantial six figure settlement for damage to Ms. Spellman’s small guest house.
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