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Jeff Atwater, Facing Re-Election, Notes Success in Shutting PIP Clinics

September 10, 2014

Jeff Atwater has served as Florida’s Chief Financial Officer since January 4, 2011, and is up for re-election in November. He recently spoke with the editorial board at The News-Press in Naples about his accomplishments...

JFK Medical Center Target of Lawsuit Alleging Excessive Billing in PIP Claims

September 3, 2014

Two women injured in unrelated 2013 car accidents have filed suit in Hillsborough County Circuit Court against a holding company that operates several hospitals in Florida, according to an article in The Tampa Tribune. The...

Court Rules for Progressive in Health Care Clinic Licensing Dispute

September 2, 2014

On July 29, 2014, the 13th Judicial Circuit Court for Hillsborough County granted final judgment in favor of Progressive Insurance in a case involving licensure violations by defendant health care clinic Best Medical. The...

Florida’s Third-Party Bad-Faith Laws are Costly to State’s Auto Insurance, Says IRC Study

August 27, 2014

More than $800 million in additional auto liability claim payments were made in 2013 as a result of Florida’s third party bad-faith lawsuit environment. Those findings were revealed in a recent study—“Third-Party...

Three Jacksonville Residents Charged with PIP fraud

August 18, 2014

Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater recently announced that three Jacksonville residents have been arrested for personal injury protection fraud. The suspects—Yolanda Vargas, Christian Vargas, and Willdelyn...

Texting Laws Appear to Reduce Traffic Fatalities

August 5, 2014

States with primary enforcement laws against texting while driving appear to be having an impact on reducing traffic deaths, a new study released by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) – School of Public Health...

Allstate to Recover Almost $1 Million in PIP Case against Dr. Sara Vizcay

August 4, 2014

In a case brought by Allstate in the Florida Middle District, the court ruled on August 1st that the Defendant’s Motion for Declaration of Mistrial was denied, the Plaintiff’s Motion for Declaratory Judgment was...

Eleventh Circuit Dismisses PIP Case Involving EMC and Massage Therapy

August 1, 2014

A class action suit filed by plaintiff Accumed Chiropractic against Progressive Select Insurance was dismissed on July 31, 2014 by Circuit Court Judge Antonio Arzola. Judge Arzola concluded that the action was inappropriate...

FL PIP Guide Readers: Vote Now for the 100 Best Legal Blawgs

July 28, 2014

Readers of the FL PIP Guide are invited to show their support for the blog by voting in the ABA Journal’s annual competition for the 100 Best Legal Blawgs. Please nominate Roig Lawyers’ FL PIP Guide blog by...

Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Granted with Prejudice in PIP Benefits Case Involving Challenge to “Emergency Medical Condition” (EMC) Provision

July 25, 2014

In a second ruling within one week involving Florida’s amended PIP law, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida dismissed a case challenging reimbursement under the amended statute’s “emergency...

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