12 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 336d
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Venue — Forum non conveniens — Order granting motion to transfer venue is affirmed where there are significantly more contacts in transferee county — Trial court did not abuse discretion in determining when motion to transfer could be filed
GREG T. TROTTA, D.C. d/b/a CHIROPRATIC MEDICAL REHAB CENTER (Norberto Perez), Appellant, vs. ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, Appellee. Circuit Court, 17th Judicial Circuit (Appellate) in and for Broward County. Case No. 04-2807 CACE (14). December 17, 2004. Counsel: Harley N. Kane. Rachel Ray. Jennifer Muir. Jacqueline G. Emanuel.OPINION
(JEFFREY E. STREITFELD, Judge.) THIS CAUSE having come before the Court upon the Appellant, Greg T. Trotta, D.C. d/b/a Chiropractic Medical Rehab Center (Norberto Perez), appeal of the County Court grant of Appellees’ Motion to Transfer Venue upon forum non-conveniens to Orange County, Florida.
The Court having reviewed the relevant briefs and record dispenses with oral arguments and affirms the ruling below. There are significantly more contacts in Orange County, Florida than in Broward County. Furthermore, there is no firm rule as to when such a motion may be filed and therefore it is a decision at the discretion of the trial judge. Pricewaterhouse Coopers, LLP v. Cedar Resources, Inc., 761 So.2d 1131 (Fla. 2nd DCA 1999). No abuse of discretion has been shown.
Accordingly the Order on Motion to Transfer Venue is AFFIRMED.
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