United Automobile Insurance Company, a Florida corporation, Appellant, v. MRI LLC MRI MRI LLC MRI (2011)

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Affirmed. § 86.011, Fla. Stat. (2010) (“The circuit and county courts have jurisdiction within their respective jurisdictional amounts to declare rights․”);  United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Kendall S. Med. Ctr., 36 Fla. L. Weekly D142 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 19, 2011) (“[T]he Miami-Dade Circuit Court has jurisdiction of a declaratory action only if the amount in controversy exceeds $15,000 and only the county court has jurisdiction of any amount in controversy less than $15,000.”);  Canonico v. Devine, 130 So.2d 319, 321 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961) (“Separate and unrelated demands cannot be joined to give jurisdiction to a court which does not have jurisdiction of any one of the claims because each is below the amount required to give jurisdiction to the court.”);   see also § 627.428, Fla. Stat. (2010) (“Upon the rendition of a judgment or decree ․ against an insurer and in favor of any named or omnibus insured ․ the trial court ․ shall adjudge ․ in favor of the insured ․ a reasonable sum as fees.”);  Dawson v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 233 So.2d 860, 861 (Fla. 3d DCA 1970) (insured entitled to a fee award upon dismissal of an action brought by insurer even though the same issue was then pending in an administrative proceeding).