Citizens Settles Lawsuit with Strems, Adjusters, and Restoration Firm for $1 Million

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has accepted a $1 million settlement in a lawsuit in which defendants, a now-suspended Miami lawyer and the successor to his law firm, a public claims adjuster and a restoration company, were accused of fraud in hundreds of insurance claims.

Citizens, Florida’s largest property insurer, initially sought $65 million from attorney Scot Strems and his co-defendants early on in the legal process. Officials have noted that the $1 million settlement will still help deter other bad actors in a Florida litigation environment that seems to be fraught with fraud.