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Dunedin Man Arrested for Fabricating Vehicle Thefts and Defrauding Insurance Company

January 20, 2015

A 26-year-old Dunedin man was arrested by Pinellas County Sheriff’s Detectives on January 14 for auto insurance fraud. Joseph Harris allegedly lied about three incidents of vehicle theft, and then falsely reported the...

11th Circuit Appellate Division Rules Insurer’s Adjuster Notes not Discoverable

January 19, 2015

On January 5, 2015, the Appellate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County issued a ruling reversing the lower court’s order compelling production of the insurer’s pre-litigation documents. ...

Appellate Court Rules that Two Providers Not “Prevailing Insureds”

January 14, 2015

A trial court ruling awarding attorney’s fees to two medical treatment providers was reversed by the Appellate Division of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County in an opinion filed January 9, 2015. The...

Google May Be on the Verge of Selling Auto Insurance in the U.S.

January 13, 2015

There has been much speculation of late surrounding Google and whether the online giant will soon be entering the U.S. auto insurance market to sell policies online. The tech giant is expected to facilitate insurance sales...

Legislators Unlikely to Change Florida’s No-Fault Auto Insurance Law Right Now

January 12, 2015

Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater wants Florida’s legislators to continue to be patient before considering any rash actions that would change personal injury protection (PIP) coverage in the state. That’s because a...

Staged Accident Organizer Arrested in Orlando

January 7, 2015

A 41-year old from Orlando, who was at the center of an alleged staged vehicle accident which occurred in 2013, was recently apprehended by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF). Jean Severe was arrested in November...

Separate PIP Fraud Cases Lead to Three Jacksonville Arrests

January 6, 2015

Three individuals from the Jacksonville area, who have allegedly been involved in personal injury protection (PIP) fraud schemes, have recently been arrested by the Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) in separate cases. The...

Mario Rene Ruiz added to Florida Division of Insurance Fraud’s Most Wanted Fugitive List

January 5, 2015

A post on our December 1st FL-PIP Guide reported that five individuals were arrested for their roles in an alleged staged accident scam in 2012 that resulted in fraudulent Personal Injury Protection (PIP) claims costing three...

DIF Arrests Miami-Dade Staged Accident Organizer

December 30, 2014

Ismael Govea Morales was detained and arrested in Miami-Dade County for organizing two staged accidents, the Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) reported. He was booked at the county jail in Miami in November. DIF’s...

Roig Lawyers Sponsors the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police’s Annual a Night of Comedy Event

December 29, 2014

Roig Lawyers, a minority-owned multi-practice litigation law firm dedicated to serving clients across six offices throughout Florida, is a proud sponsor of the Fort Lauderdale Fraternal Order of Police’s (Lodge...

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