Ronald St. Pierre and Beth St. Pierre v. State Farm Florida Insurance Company

FIFTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
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Case No. 5D2024-0705
LT Case No. 2023-CA-009035
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RONALD ST. PIERRE and BETH
ST. PIERRE,

Appellants,

v.

STATE FARM FLORIDA
INSURANCE COMPANY,

Appellee.
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On appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County.
G.L. Feltel, Jr., Judge.

Chad A. Barr, of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for
Appellants.

C. Ryan Jones, Brandon R. Christian, David T. Burr, and
Matthew A. Taylor, of Traus Lieberman Straus &
Shrewsberry LLP, St. Petersburg, for Appellee.

May 29, 2026

HARRIS, J.

Appellants, Ronald and Beth St. Pierre, appeal the trial
court’s order granting Appellee’s, State Farm Florida Insurance
Company, motion to dismiss their complaint. The basis for the
dismissal was that Appellants failed to comply with the notice
requirement under section 627.70152, Florida Statutes.
Appellants argue the trial court erred in dismissing their
complaint because section 627.70152 cannot be retroactively
applied to a homeowner’s insurance policy issued before the
statute’s enactment. Consistent with Appellants’ argument, this
Court has previously held that the notice requirement in section
627.70152 does not apply retroactively. See Smith v. Universal
Prop. & Cas. Ins. Co., 396 So. 3d 860 (Fla. 5th DCA 2024). We
therefore reverse the order dismissing the complaint and remand
for further proceedings.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

JAY, C.J., and EDWARDS, J., concur.

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Not final until disposition of any timely and
authorized motion under Fla. R. App. P. 9.330 or
9.331.
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