Six weeks after Tampa-based Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Co. filed a libel suit against a whistleblower claims adjuster, the adjuster’s lawyer has pushed back, arguing that the suit is an attempt to silence those who question insurers’ damage estimates.
“Jordan Lee acted courageously to shine a light on systemic misconduct. This lawsuit is an attack not just on him, but on every Floridian who relies on fair insurance practices after a disaster,” said John Tolley, with the Merlin Law Group, who represents independent adjuster Lee.
Lee raised the hackles of Heritage officials in September, when he appeared on the CBS News show, 60 Minutes. He reiterated claims he and other independent adjusters had made in 2022, that Heritage and se