Supreme Court of Florida

Insurer who fails to pay PIP insured's medical bills within 30 days under 627.736 of the Florida Statutes may still contest the reasonableness of the medical bills because statutory penalties are the only remedies available under that statute.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/08/2001
• Published 11/08/2001

Judges

• SHAW, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven E. Stark of Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A., for United Automobile Insurance Company, Petitioner., James K. Clark of Clark, Robb, Mason & Coulombe, and Frances F. Guasch of Kevin W. Korth & Associates, Miami, FL, for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Petitioner., David B. Shelton of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, FL;  and Peter J. Valeta of Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for Allstate Insurance Company and Florida Insurance Council, Amici Curiae., Vincent F. Iacono of the Law Offices of Howard W. Weber, Tampa, FL, for GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and Government Employees Insurance Company, Amici Curiae., Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky, Payne & Kushner, LLP, Hollywood, FL;  and Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae., Robert A. Robbins of Robbins & Reynolds, P.A., Miami, FL;  and Arthur Joel Berger, Miami, FL, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• John H. Ruiz, Luisa M. Linares, and Maloy Castro Morales of John H. Ruiz, P.A., and Amado Alan Alvarez of Alvarez & Alvarez Zane, Miami, FL, for Marisol Rodriguez and Juana Maria Perez, Respondents.