THE PERSONAL INJURY CLINIC A/A/O CARIDAD GARCIA,
v.
ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,

Fla. 3d DCA | 2022-08-10
No. 21-0183
Miller, J., Lobree, J., Bokor, J., Abreu, J.
Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2022)

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Holding

Insurance policies provide legally sufficient notice of an insurer's election to use permissive fee schedules under section 627.736(5)(a)–(f), Florida Statutes, when the insurer files an uncontroverted affidavit establishing it paid benefits pursuant to those schedules.


Headnotes

[1] An insurer's insurance policy provides legally sufficient notice of the insurer's election to use permissive fee schedules under section 627.736(5)(a)–(f), Florida Statut…

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Medical service providers Sunshine Rehab & Medical Inc. and The Personal Injury Clinic challenged reimbursements made by Allstate Insurance under pers…

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Opinion of the Court
Bokor

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed August 10, 2022. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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Nos. 3D21-0178, 3D21-0179, & 3D21-0183 Lower Tribunal Nos. 20-172 AP, 20-173 AP, 20-177 AP, 14-1362 SP, 14-1575 SP, & 14-1273 SP ________________

Sunshine Rehab & Medical Inc. a/a/o Antonio Gonzalez, The Personal Injury Clinic a/a/o Bryan Lok, and The Personal Injury Clinic a/a/o Caridad Garcia, Appellants,

vs.

Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, Appellee.

Appeals from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Milena Abreu, Judge.

Douglas H. Stein, P.A., and Douglas H. Stein, for appellants.

Shutts & Bowen LLP, and Daniel E. Nordby, and Jason Gonzalez (Tallahassee), and Garrett A. Tozier (Tampa), for appellee.

Before MILLER, LOBREE, and BOKOR, JJ.

MILLER, J.

2

Appellants, Sunshine Rehab & Medical Inc. and The Personal Injury Clinic, two medical service providers, challenge orders granting summary judgment in favor of appellee, Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company, the insurer, in these consolidated appeals.1 In the proceedings below, the medical service providers challenged the reimbursements made by the insurer under personal injury protection no-fault insurance policies. We discern no error and write only to clarify that the policies at issue provide legally sufficient notice of the insurer’s election to use the permissive fee schedules identified in section 627.736(5)(a)–(f), Florida Statutes, and, in each case, the insurer filed an uncontroverted affidavit establishing it paid benefits pursuant to the permissive schedules. See Allstate Ins. Co. v. Orthopedic Specialists, 212 So. 3d 973, 974 (Fla. 2017). Accordingly, our de novo review reveals no remaining issue of fact, and we affirm in all respects. Affirmed.

Footnotes
1 These cases, which were consolidated for the purpose of oral argument, are hereby consolidated for opinion purposes as well. See J.M.B. v. State, 776 So. 2d 353, 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001) (“Cases may also be consolidated for oral argument, issuance of an opinion, or both.”).

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