27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 790a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2709YRODInsurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Reasonableness of charges — Error to strike affidavit of insurer’s expert

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO., Appellant, v. MIAMI DADE COUNTY MRI, CORP. a/a/o Yudennis Rodriguez, Appellee. Circuit Court, 11th Judicial Circuit (Appellate) in and for Miami-Dade County. Case No. 2017-169-AP-01. L.T. Case No. 2012-13552-SP-23 (06). October 22, 2019. On Appeal from the County Court in and for Miami-Dade County, Judge Spencer Multack. Counsel: Michael J. Neimand, for Appellant. Kenneth Dorchak and Chad Barr, for Appellee.

(Before ALEXANDER BOKOR, MARCIA DEL REY, and MIGUEL DE LA O, JJ.)

OPINION

(PER CURIAM.) We find the trial court erred in striking Appellant’s expert’s affidavit and granting summary judgment on the issue of reasonableness. See United Automobile Insurance Co., Appellant, v. Miami Dade County MRI, Corp. a/a/o Javier Rodriguez, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 225c (11th Jud. Cir., July 25, 2019); United Automobile Insurance Co., Appellant, v. Miami Dade County MRI, Corp. a/a/o Rene Dechard, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 226a (11th Jud. Cir., August 12, 2019); United Automobile Insurance Co., Appellant, v. Millennium Radiology, LLC a/a/o Javier Rodriguez, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 911b (11th Jud. Cir., July 19, 2019). Accordingly, the summary judgment and final judgment entered below are hereby REVERSED, and this cause is REMANDED to the trial court.

Appellee’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is DENIED. Appellant’s Motion for Attorney’s Fees is conditionally GRANTED (conditioned upon Appellant ultimately prevailing and the enforceability of the proposal for settlement) and REMANDED to the trial co to fix amount. (BOKOR, DEL REY, and DE LA O, JJ., concur.)