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...
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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...
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...
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...
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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...
Miami is one of the latest cities to be targeted by the controversial ride-sharing services of Lyft and UberX. Using smartphone apps, the companies connect drivers with riders via the Internet. The taxi industry is mounting...