District Court of Appeal of Florida

The issue of insurance coverage may be determined by an arbitrator when a trial court refers a case to nonbinding arbitration pursuant to Florida Statutes section 44.103. In a coverage dispute arising from an automobile accident, a judgment for plaintiff pursuant to an arbitrator's decision is affirmed where defendant-insurer did not timely file a motion for trial following a nonbinding arbitration decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/14/2006
• Published 06/14/2006

Judges

• STEVENSON, C.J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Michael J. Neimand, Coral Gables, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Keith A. Schafer of the Law Offices of Chikovsky, Ben & Schafer, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee.