Volume 14

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 810b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Standing — Assignment — “Patient Authorization for Direct Payment without Assignment” contained inconsistent language and created doubt as to whether document was valid assignment — Error to enter summary judgment in favor of provider

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 984a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Standing — Assignment — Where assignment was made to corporate entity distinct from plaintiff medical provider, there is no equitable assignment to plaintiff, and plaintiff lacks standing to bring suit

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 769a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Standing — Assignment — Equitable — Where insured filed affidavit stating that he was minor at time of accident, that medical condition prevented him from signing assignment at emergency room, and that it was and is his intent to assign PIP benefits to emergency room doctors, there is evidence of equitable assignment sufficient to defeat insurer’s motion for summary judgment

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 305d

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Motion to dispense with arbitration is denied where it is not clear that facts as to fee-splitting defense are undisputed

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 584b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Enforcement of decision

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 656a

Arbitration — Award — Enforcement — Where parties informed trial court that they had settled dispute after service of arbitrator’s decision but failed to file proposed judgment or settlement agreement or request trial de novo within twenty days after service of decision, court is required to enter judgment in accordance with decision

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 102a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Where parties failed to timely request trial de novo, final judgment is entered on arbitrator’s decision

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 98a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Trial de novo — Timeliness of request — Even if arbitrator announced what decision would be at arbitration proceeding, time period to seek trial de novo did not begin until service of written decision — Where insurer served motion for trial de novo before service of written decision, parties failed to timely make request for trial de novo, and court is required to enter judgment in accordance with decision

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1062a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Attorney’s fees — Arbitration — By stipulation, binding arbitration is set on issue of contingency risk multiplier and costs

14 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 856a

Insurance — Homeowners — Appraisal award — Confirmation — Denial — Where parties opted to use voluntary appraisal process established in insurance policy to resolve dispute as to amount of loss, appraisals were conducted, and amount of loss was set and paid, there is no need or legal basis for court to grant motion to confirm appraisal award