Volume 10

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 50b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Preferred provider rates — Insurer that failed to adhere to requirements of 627.736(10) to have PPO policy with insured may not reduce benefits to assignee to PPO rates

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 49a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Preferred provider rates — Insurer that failed to adhere to requirements of 627.736(10) to have PPO policy with insured may not reduce benefits to assignee to PPO rates

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1024a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Reasonable, related, and necessary treatment — Directed verdict is entered in favor of medical provider where provider’s expert testified credibly that treatments received by insured were reasonable, related, and necessary and insurer failed to either substantially discredit provider’s expert or come forth with own expert in rebuttal

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1059a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Claim — Denial — Insurer has not yet denied claim and, therefore, insured’s suit is premature where insurer sent request for explanation of benefits and staff person of insured’s attorney’s office sent insurer note stating medical provider is unable to produce requested documentation — Note not purporting to be communication authorized by medical provider was insufficient to require insurer to decide within ten days of its receipt whether to pay claim, deny claim or initiate formal discovery — Summary judgment granted in favor of insurer

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1036c

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Amount — MRI fee schedule — Adjustments based on medical Consumer Price Index

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 135a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Statutes — Effective date — Where bill indicates generally that subsections establishing allowable amounts for treatment and services shall apply to treatments and services after October 1, 2001, and subparagraph regarding allowable amounts for MRIs states that it is effective upon becoming law, the effective date of MRI allowable amounts is date the bill was signed into law by the Governor — Constitutional law — Statute with effective date before October 1, 2001, is not unconstitutional interference with existing contracts where new provisions change only the amount to be charged for services and would not affect substantive rights under existing contracts

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 208d

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Amendments to section 627.736(5), setting amounts to be charged for treatment and services, apply to treatment and services occurring on or after October 1, 2001

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 208c

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Amendments to paragraph (5)(b) of section 627.736, setting amounts to be charged for treatment and services, apply to treatment and services occurring on or after October 1, 2001

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 208b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Amendments to paragraph (5)(b) of section 627.736, setting amounts to be charged for treatment and services, apply to treatment and services occurring on or after October 1, 2001

10 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 208a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Coverage — Medical expenses — Amendments to paragraph (5) of section 627.736, setting amounts to be charged for treatment and services, apply to treatment and services occurring on or after October 1, 2001