Volume 15

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 188b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Standing — Assignment — Validity — No merit to claims that assignment does not identify policy being assigned or that there is no evidence that assignment attached to demand letter and to complaint was executed before suit was filed — Affidavit clarifies any ambiguity in assignment — There is no requirement that assignment be signed by medical provider or witnesses — Even if assignment were invalid, assignment combined with affidavit demonstrates existence of equitable assignment — Motion for summary judgment denied

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 632b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Where parties did not request trial de novo within deadline for such request, court must enforce decision of arbitrator

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1016b

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Where parties did not request trial de novo within deadline for such request, trial court must enter judgment in accordance with decision of arbitrator

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 936a

Attorney’s fees — Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Trial de novo — Insurer that prevailed in trial de novo following arbitration award in favor of medical provider is not entitled to award of attorney’s fees under arbitration statute that provides for assessment of fees against party that requests trial de novo if judgment is not more favorable than arbitration decision where insurer, not provider, requested trial — Insurer is entitled to award of costs under section 57.041

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1228a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Where parties did not request trial de novo within deadline for such request, trial court must enter judgment in accordance with decision of arbitrator

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 278b

Arbitration — Where neither party filed motion for trial de novo within twenty days of service of arbitrator’s decision, court must enforce decision

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 278a

Insurance — Personal injury protection — Arbitration — Where parties did not request trial de novo within 20 days of service of arbitrator’s decision, court is required to enter judgment in accord with decision

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 186a

Insurance — Arbitration — Enforcement of decision against insurer in absence of request for trial de novo

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 463b Insurance — Homeowners — Appraisal — Where insurer did not wholly deny coverage for property damage caused by hurricanes

15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 361a

Insurance — Commercial property — Surplus lines — Appraisal — Insurer did not waive binding appraisal provision of policy by disputing coverage and not requiring appraisal until after suit was filed — Insured has not shown waiver of appraisal by delay, repudiation of contract, prejudice to insured or because ongoing repairs make appraisal impossible or impractical — Hurricane mediation — No merit to claim that section 627.7015 bars enforcement of appraisal provision because insurer failed to notify insured of right to participate in hurricane mediation program under statute bcause statute does not apply to surplus lines insurance — Suit stayed pending outcome of appraisal