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United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Millennium Radiology, LLC

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Mar 16, 2022
No. 3D21-0846 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2022)

Opinion

3D21-0846

03-16-2022

United Automobile Insurance Company, Appellant, v. Millennium Radiology, LLC, d/b/a/ Millennium Open MRI, a/a/o Violeta C. Puerto, Appellee.

Michael J. Neimand, for appellant. David B. Pakula, P.A., and David B. Pakula (Pembroke Pines); Marks & Fleischer, P.A., and Gary Marks (Fort Lauderdale), for appellee.


Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal from the County Court for Miami-Dade County Lower Tribunal No. 13-2273-SP, Chiaka Ihekwaba, Judge.

Michael J. Neimand, for appellant.

David B. Pakula, P.A., and David B. Pakula (Pembroke Pines); Marks & Fleischer, P.A., and Gary Marks (Fort Lauderdale), for appellee.

Before EMAS, GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

BOKOR, J.

United Automobile Insurance Company appeals a final summary judgment entered in favor of Millennium Radiology, LLC. We have jurisdiction. Fla. R. App. P. 9.030(b)(1)(A). United Auto argues on appeal that no collateral estoppel lies where, as here, Millennium Radiology fails to meet the "identity of the parties" element of collateral estoppel. Specifically, the insured assigning his or her claim to Millennium Radiology differs from the insured/assignor in the previously decided action, rendering collateral estoppel inappropriate. After the trial court's entry of final summary judgment in favor of Millennium Radiology, this court issued its decision in United Automobile Insurance Co. v. Millennium Radiology, LLC, 47 Fla.L.Weekly D175 (Fla. 3d DCA Jan. 12, 2022), which decided the same legal issue in favor of United Auto. Accordingly, we reverse the order on appeal and remand to the trial court for further proceedings.

Reversed and remanded.


Summaries of

United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Millennium Radiology, LLC

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Mar 16, 2022
No. 3D21-0846 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2022)
Case details for

United Auto. Ins. Co. v. Millennium Radiology, LLC

Case Details

Full title:United Automobile Insurance Company, Appellant, v. Millennium Radiology…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Mar 16, 2022

Citations

No. 3D21-0846 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Mar. 16, 2022)