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Hochman Family Chiropractic, Inc. v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Dec 14, 2022
373 So. 3d 1167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)

Opinion

No. 3D21-343

12-14-2022

HOCHMAN FAMILY CHIROPRACTIC, INC. a/a/o Rebecca Bossley, Appellant, v. ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Law Office of Chad A. Barr, P.A., and Chad A. Barr (Altamonte Springs), for appellant. Shutts & Bowen LLP, and Daniel E. Nordby, Jason Gonzalez (Tallahassee), and Garrett A. Tozier (Tampa), for appellee.


An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County, Milena Abreu, Judge. Lower Tribunal No. 15-1532 SP

Law Office of Chad A. Barr, P.A., and Chad A. Barr (Altamonte Springs), for appellant.

Shutts & Bowen LLP, and Daniel E. Nordby, Jason Gonzalez (Tallahassee), and Garrett A. Tozier (Tampa), for appellee.

Before EMAS, SCALES and LOBREE, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

In this appeal, the medical provider, Hochman Family Chiropractic, Inc., challenges final summary judgment entered in favor of the insurer, Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company, on a claim that Allstate breached the applicable personal injury protection policy by failing to pay benefits due for medical services provided to the insured. We discern no error and affirm the entry of summary judgment to the extent the trial court found that the policy at issue provides legally sufficient, notice of the insurer’s election to use the permissive fee schedules identified in section 627.736(5)(a)2. of the Florida Statutes. See Allstate Ins. Co. v. Orthopedic Specialists, 212 So. 3d 973, 979 (Fla. 2017). We are constrained to otherwise reverse, however, because the record is devoid of an affidavit or other summary judgment evidence showing that Allstate paid the proper amount due under the fee schedules. See Gonzalez v. Citizens Prop. Ins. Corp., 273 So. 3d 1031, 1036 (Fla. 3d DCA 2019) ("To fulfill his burden [the summary judgment movant] must offer sufficient admissible evidence to support his claim of the non-existence of a genuine issue. If he fails to do this his motion is lost." (quoting Harvey Bldg., Inc. v. Haley, 175 So. 2d 780, 783 (Fla. 1965))). As such, we affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for farther proceedings consistent with this opinion.

Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.


Summaries of

Hochman Family Chiropractic, Inc. v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Dec 14, 2022
373 So. 3d 1167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)
Case details for

Hochman Family Chiropractic, Inc. v. Allstate Fire & Cas. Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:Hochman Family Chiropractic, Inc. a/a/o Rebecca Bossley, Appellant, v…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Dec 14, 2022

Citations

373 So. 3d 1167 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2022)