UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY,
v.
I & A MEDICAL CENTER, INC., A/A/O DAVID D. NUNEZ,
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A trial court must conduct an evidentiary hearing before awarding attorney's fees and costs in an insurance dispute, rather than entering judgment without such a hearing.
[1] An evidentiary hearing is required before a trial court may award attorney's fees and costs in an insurance dispute to determine the insurance company's authority to cont…
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Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida
Opinion filed December 8, 2021. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.
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No. 3D21-719 Lower Tribunal No. 12-7800-CC ________________
United Automobile Insurance Company, Appellant,
vs.
I & A Medical Center, Inc., a/a/o David D. Nunez, Appellee.
An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Lawrence
D. King, Judge.
Michael J. Neimand, for appellant.
Corredor & Husseini, P.A., and Maria E. Corredor, for appellee.
Before FERNANDEZ, C.J., and LOGUE, and BOKOR, JJ.
PER CURIAM.
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United Automobile Insurance Company appeals the trial court’s final judgment, entered without conducting an evidentiary hearing, awarding attorney’s fees and costs. We reverse and remand with instructions to conduct an evidentiary hearing on the authority of United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Prof'l Med. Group, Inc., 318 So. 3d 1261 (Fla. 3d DCA 2021).
Reversed and remanded with instructions.