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Two Men Convicted in Federal Court for Insurance Fraud

October 21, 2015

On October 13th, Janio and Jharildan “Harold” Vico were convicted of a total of 16 charges including 12 counts of mail fraud, two counts of money-laundering, conspiracy to commit money-laundering, and conspiracy to commit...

Florida Personal Injury Law Caps Unclear

October 20, 2015

On October 8th, Plaintiffs in two putative class actions against insurers in Florida argued before the Eleventh Circuit Court that the 2013 amendments to the State’s No-Fault Personal Injury Protection Statute created...

Chiropractic Clinics Attempt to Defraud GEICO

October 12, 2015

On October 5, 2015, GEICO filed a lawsuit in federal court against Boston-based Big City Chiropractic & Sports Injury Clinic, according to a Law360 article. GEICO claims that Big City created a scheme to defraud the...

Five Naples Residents Charged with Insurance Fraud

October 8, 2015

Five residents from Naples have been charged with auto insurance fraud, according to an article published by News-Press.com. The five individuals were involved in the operation of chiropractic clinics that defrauded several...

Eleventh Circuit Declines 7th GEICO Car Crash Trial

October 2, 2015

On Tuesday September 22, 2015, the Eleventh Circuit declined to allow a seventh trial in a GEICO General Insurance Co. coverage dispute, rejecting an argument by the estate of a car crash victim that the insurer wasn’t...

Florida Towns Plagued by Windshield Damage Scams

September 30, 2015

Residents of Duval County are being advised to remain vigilant for criminals soliciting residents to participate in a scam to defraud insurance companies. News Channel WJXT of Jacksonville, Florida has reported an increase in...

Executive Admits to Stealing $860,000 from Coastal Orthopedics

September 25, 2015

David Brooks, 44, of Ohio plead guilty to mail fraud and faces up to 20 years in federal prison, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Florida. According to a plea agreement...

Broward County Debates Rules for Ride-Sharing Companies

September 23, 2015

On September 17, 2015, Broward County commissioners debated on the proposed ordinance to clear a path for Transportation Network Companies (TNC) such as Uber Technologies Inc. However, ride-sharing services and supports will...

Crash Victims Lose Bad Faith Claim at Eleventh Circuit Court

September 21, 2015

According to an August 28, 2015, Law360 article, The Eleventh Circuit Court determined that Clarendon National Insurance Company did not act in bad faith when protecting two of its insureds from a $750,000 excess judgment...

Miami Residents Arrested for Conducting $200K in Illegal Insurance Transactions

September 17, 2015

On September 4, 2015, two Miami residents Alina Del Prado, 60, and Karla Patricia Figueroa, 40, were arrested for deceptively using unsuspecting licensed insurance representatives’ licenses to defraud Florida consumers and...