TOTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES LLC v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY (2021)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

TOTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES, LLC a/a/o Micheline Cineus, Appellant, v. GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.
Advanced Diagnostic Group a/a/o Pattama Bailey, Appellant, v. GEICO Indemnity Company, Appellee.
Advanced Diagnostic Group a/a/o Ashley Beckham, Appellant, v. Government Employees Insurance Company, Appellee.

No. 4D21-1580, No. 4D21-1601, No. 4D21-1641

Decided: July 14, 2021

Chad A. Barr of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for appellants. Michael C. Clarke of Kubicki Draper, P.A., Tampa, for appellees.

In these three consolidated cases, the county court sua sponte entered orders transferring venue without any showing that plaintiffs' chosen venue was improper or that transfer was appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds. We issued orders in all three cases directing the parties to show cause why these cases are not controlled by Advanced Diagnostic Group v. Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance Co., No. 4D21-458, 321 So.3d 772 (Fla. 4th DCA Apr. 8, 2021), where this Court recently reversed a group of similar orders. Having considered the responses and replies, we conclude that these cases are controlled by our recent decision in Advanced Diagnostic. Accordingly, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.

Per Curiam.

Warner, Damoorgian and Klingensmith, JJ., concur.

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