Volume 22

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 607a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2205CREEInsurance — Personal injury protection — Discovery — Depositions — Scope of inquiry regarding reasonableness of medical provider’s charge in deposition of insurer’s corporate representative

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 649a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2205DONNInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Validity

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 457a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2204MBROInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Sufficiency — PIP statute does not require that demand letter account for prior payments made by insurer or attempt to state exact amount owed by insurer — By attaching itemized statement to demand letter, medical provider satisfied legislative intent of section 627.736(10)

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 266a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2202BRULInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Statute requires that demand letter state exact amount of each charge, not exact amount owed by insurer

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 825a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2207CONNInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Sufficiency — PIP statute does not require that demand letter include bills already reduced to Medicare fee schedule — Compliance with demand letter requirement is question of law, not jury question — Accordingly, there is not merit to insurer’s contention that plaintiff’s suit must fail if a jury ultimately issues a verdict in the provider’s favor for an amount other than the exact amount specified in demand letter

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 20a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2201MACLInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Motion for rehearing of opinion concluding that trial court erred in finding that demand letter with itemized billing ledger did not meet statutory requirements for demand letter is denied

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 747a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2206MAITInsurance — Personal injury protection — Delay in payment — Request for information or documentation — Where medical provider made no response to insurer’s pre-suit request for information and documentation relating to treatment of insured, claim was not overdue at time demand letter was issued, and suit is premature

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 952a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2208THORInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Sufficiency — Medical provider complied with requirements of section 627.736(10) y attaching itemized statement to demand letter — PIP statute does not require that demand letter account for prior payments made by insurer or attempt to state exact amount owed by insurer — Insurer waived issue of defective demand letter by failing to raise issue before suit was filed

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 463a

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2204ARENInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Sufficiency — PIP statute does not require that demand letter account for prior payments made by insurer or attempt to state exact amount owed by insurer — Insurer waived issue of defective demand letter by failing to raise issue before suit was filed — Mathematical errors or inconsistencies do not void otherwise compliant demand letter

22 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 454b

Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2204BECKInsurance — Personal injury protection — Demand letter — Sufficiency — Provider complied with requirements of section 627.736(10) by attaching itemized statement to demand letter — Insurer waived any deficiencies in demand letter by failing to object to letter prior to filing of suit