Insights

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,...

Jacksonville Chiropractor Arrested for Fraudulent Billing Scheme

April 10, 2014

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...

States Propose Bills in 2014 to Combat Insurance Fraud

February 19, 2014

It’s no secret there’s a constant battle to find and prosecute people trying to get away with insurance fraud, which costs billions of dollars each year and drives up premiums for consumers. As a result, there has been a...

Operation Sledgehammer I-VI Arrests Climb to 92

February 7, 2014

Six participants in a staged automobile accident ring that operated between October 2006 and December 2012 were sentenced this week by U.S. District Judge Kenneth A. Marra, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the...

Two Arrested for Related PIP Insurance Fraud

February 4, 2014

Leonardo F. Marquez Garcia of Miami and Dayleann Marie Vallejo-Ruiz of Orlando were recently arrested on charges of PIP insurance fraud. More arrests are expected in the ongoing investigation by the Florida Department of...

Jeff Atwater Out of Running for FAU Presidency

January 14, 2014

FAU’s nominating committee has removed the name of Florida CFO Jeff Atwater from the list of finalists for president of Florida Atlantic University. Potential concern about having a politician as a candidate appeared to be...

Miami Clinic Owner Pleads Guilty in $20 Million Health Care Fraud

January 9, 2014

Isabel Medina, the owner and operator of Merfi Corp., pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit health care fraud before U.S. District Judge Ursula Ungaro of the Southern District of Florida. The 49-year old Miami resident was...