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. ...
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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...
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...
Boca Raton Medical Billing Company Members Indicted in Ohio Fraud
December 29, 2014
Seven people and a Florida medical billing company were indicted on December 17, 2014 for their roles in a multi-million dollar health care fraud conspiracy involving a controversial form of chiropractic manipulation,...