9 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 472a
Insurance — Personal injury protection — Insurer ordered to produce manuals, pamphlets, videos or other tangible items constituting instructions given to adjusters with respect to handling of Florida PIP claims for specified years, including good faith and ethics material
BERNADETTE ISHIKAWA, Plaintiff, vs. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant. Circuit Court, 13th Judicial Circuit in and for Hillsborough County, Division B. Case No. 00-01436. May 6, 2002. Vivian C. Maye, Judge. Counsel: Douglas M. Fraley, Tampa. William F. Merlin, Tampa. Timothy A. Patrick, Tampa.
ORDER
This matter came before the Court for consideration of the Plaintiff, Bernadette Ishikawa’s, motion to compel production from Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) and motion for sanctions on April 29, 2002 and Court having read the motion and memorandum in support thereof, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises, it is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED;
1. Allstate shall produce all manuals, pamphlets, videos or other tangible items that constitute instructions given to adjusters with respect to the handling of Florida PIP claims for the years 1995 through 1999. This includes all good faith and ethics material.
2. All items to be produced shall be produced within 10 days of this Order.
3. In the event Allstate does not know if a particular item should be produced, Allstate is to file a log listing all items in question.
4. In the event Allstate fails to produce according to this Order, sanctions will be entered in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per day for each day Allstate is late.
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