Opinion ID: 2812344
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Heading: 200 Leslie’s Third Amended Complaint in 2012

Text: In the summer of 2010, 200 Leslie’s current counsel, Jeffrey Golant, approached the principal of a public adjustment and loss consulting company (the “public adjuster”) with information regarding several condominium associations that did not receive payments from QBE for claims related to the 2005 Hurricane Wilma. The public adjuster approached 200 Leslie, and 200 Leslie allowed him to inspect the building’s roof and certain units that 200 Leslie identified as having 4 Case: 13-15228 Date Filed: 06/26/2015 Page: 5 of 16 problems with their windows and sliding glass doors. On June 10, 2010, 200 Leslie entered into a contract with the public adjuster’s company for its services on a 20-percent contingency fee. Thereafter, 200 Leslie retained current counsel Golant to represent it in this action for a 40-percent contingency fee. On October 18, 2010, 200 Leslie filed its complaint against QBE in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The following day, and nearly five years after the claim seemed to be settled, 200 Leslie notified QBE that it was challenging the prior assessment and demanding an appraisal of its losses from the 2005 Hurricane Wilma. Eventually, on July 12, 2012, QBE filed a Third Amended Complaint. In Count I, 200 Leslie sought a judgment declaring that glass windows and sliding glass doors that provide access to a single condominium unit were covered under the policy. In Count II, 200 Leslie sought a judgment declaring that it was entitled to have the amount of its Hurricane Wilma damage determined through the appraisal process identified in the policy.