FLORIDA HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, as assignee of Carolyn Hammitt, Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant.
23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 956a
Online Reference: FLWSUPP 2309HAMMInsurance — Personal injury protection — Attorney’s fees — Claim or defense not supported by material facts or applicable law — Sanctions against insurer are appropriate where insurer knew or should have known that affirmative defenses of standing and laches were not supported by material facts when it initially presented defenses or, at latest, when it received medical provider’s motion for sanctions and safe harbor letter, yet insurer continued to litigate defenses until it waived them