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...
Firm News
Category: Legal News
Insurance fraud costs U.S. consumers $80 billion annually, according to a recent news report by News4Jax.com. For Florida residents, insurance fraud takes $100 out of consumers’ pockets each year in the form of higher auto...
It was auto insurance fraud in action. Using burning vehicles as their teaching tool, Infinity Auto Insurance teamed up with the Miami-Dade Fire Department to show insurance adjusters and firefighters how they can detect...
Pensacola Chiropractor Sentenced in Insurance Fraud
May 12, 2014
More than six years in prison and 10 years probation was the sentence handed down to a Pensacola chiropractor who was discovered pressuring patients to overstate their injuries in order to receive large insurance settlements,...
In a joint investigation, the Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office uncovered an illegal insurance fraud scheme that involved a towing business with offices in...
Three Chiropractors Found Guilty of Federal Fraud Charges
April 23, 2014
Three Florida chiropractors involved in a plan to fraudulently obtain money from insurance agencies have been found guilty on federal money laundering and mail fraud charges. The chiropractors—Hermann Diehl of Miami,...
Florida Supreme Court Refuses to Review PIP Case
April 23, 2014
The Florida Supreme Court has refused to consider a petition seeking to overturn a 2012 state law reducing PIP benefits. In an attempt to curb fraud and lower insurance rates, HB 119—Personal Injury Protection (PIP) for...
Roig Lawyers Partner, Jeff Tutan, Speaks at 2014 Medical Claims Defense Network on Topic of Use of Mobile X-rays
April 21, 2014
On April 16, 2014, Roig Lawyers Partner, and Board Certified Trial Attorney, Jeff Tutan presented at the Medical Claims Defense Network Conference in Orlando, Florida. Jeff Tutan, head of the firm’s trial practice group,...
Chiropractor Steven Rhodes faces a maximum of five years in prison after being arrested for a fraudulent billing scheme targeting multiple insurance companies. Jeff Atwater, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, announced the...
South Florida Man Accused of Car Insurance Fraud
March 20, 2014
A Weston man is accused of bilking insurance companies out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by filing claims based on details contained in accident reports from traffic accidents involving unsuspecting drivers and other...