Florida Insurance Guaranty Association v. Rodriguez

District Court of Appeal of Florida · Feb 25, 2015

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NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT

FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ) ASSOCIATION, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D13-5451 ) DAVID RODRIGUEZ, ) ) Appellee. ) ________________________________ )

Opinion filed February 25, 2015.

Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.130 from the Circuit Court for Pasco County; W. Lowell Bray, Judge.

Hinda Klein and Diane H. Tutt of Conroy, Simberg, Ganon, Krevans, Abel, Lurvey, Morrow & Schefer, P.A., Hollywood, for Appellant.

Robert E. Biasotti and Annette Marie Lang of Biasotti and Associates, St. Petersburg, for Appellee.

KELLY, Judge.

In this nonfinal appeal pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.130(3)(C)(iv), Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (FIGA) challenges the trial court order compelling it to participate in appraisal of a sinkhole claim. For the reasons expressed by this court in Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass'n v. de la Fuente, No. 2D13-3543, 2015 WL 72273 (Fla. 2d DCA Jan. 7, 2015), we reverse the order compelling appraisal and remand for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded. CRENSHAW and BLACK, JJ., Concur.

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