ADVANCED PHYSICAL MEDICINE REHAB OF MIAMI LLC v. ALLSTATE FIRE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO (2022)

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

ADVANCED PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHAB OF MIAMI, LLC, Appellant, v. ALLSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO., Appellee.

No. 4D21-3234

Decided: March 16, 2022

Chad A. Barr of Chad Barr Law, Altamonte Springs, for appellant. Daniel E. Nordby of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tallahassee, and Alyssa L. Cory of Shutts & Bowen, LLP, Tampa, for appellee.

The trial court sua sponte transferred venue without any showing that plaintiff's chosen venue was improper or that transfer was appropriate on forum non conveniens grounds. We issued an order directing Appellee to show cause why this case is not controlled by Advanced Diagnostic Group v. Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance Co., 321 So. 3d 772, 773 (Fla. 4th DCA 2021), where this Court recently reversed a group of similar orders. Appellee concedes that reversal is required.

Accordingly, we reverse the order transferring venue and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.

Per Curiam.

Gross, Levine and Forst, JJ., concur.

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