22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 135a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2201BELIInsurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Evidence — Amount medical provider’s competitors charge is relevant to issue of reasonableness of provider’s charges — Motion in limine denied

ANTHONY AQUINO, D.C., P.A., as assignee of Mercedes Belisario, Plaintiff, vs. UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. County Court, 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County. Case No. 13-17757 COCE 56. June 16, 2014. Linda R. Pratt, Judge. Counsel: Cris Evan Boyar, Boyar and Freeman, P.A., Coral Springs, for Plaintiff. Jennifer Lucy, for Defendant.

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTIONIN LIMINE AS TO REASONABLENESS

THIS CAUSE having come on to be heard on the Defendant’s motion in limine as to reasonableness dated 5/12/14 and the court having heard argument of counsel and being otherwise advised in the Premises, it is hereupon.

ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Defendant’s Motion is hereby denied. This court finds what the Plaintiff’s competitors charge is relevant. See United Auto v. Hallandale Open, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 399d (Fla. 17th Cir. Court 2013). .

This ruling is consistent with this court’s prior ruling in the case of Total Ortho a/a/o Harvery v. State Farm, 13-004305 COCE 56 (Fla. Broward County Court 2014) as well as the other trial judges in Broward County. See Hallandale Open a/a/o Trento v. State Farm, Case number 13-017245 COCE (Fla. Broward County Court 2014, Judge Zeller); Hallandale Open a/a/o Benevedes v. State Farm, 12-009109 CONO 73 (Fla. Broward County Court 2013, Judge Fry for Judge DeLuca); Hallandale Open a/a/o Ayer v. State Farm, 13-002964 CONO 73 (Fla. Broward County Court 2014, Judge DeLuca) [21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 837a]; Hallandale Open a/a/o Cohen v. State Farm, 13-018070 COCE 51 (Fla. Broward County Court 2014, Judge Dishowitz).