Legal Opinion

State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co. v. Premier Diagnostic Centers, LLC, Etc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 27, 2016No. 3D15-1871PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtWells, J.

State Farm petitions for issuance of this court’s writ quashing three trial court orders requiring State Farm, in three first-party non-bad-faith cases, to produce portions of its adjusters’ claims files to a medical -.care provider. Because this and other courts have repeatedly held that an insurer’s, claim file is not discoverable in cases such as this, we find not only that the wrong law was.applied below but also that an irreparable departure from the essential requirements of the law resulting in manifest injustice has occurred as well. See Castle Key Ins. Co. v. Benitez, 124 So.3d 379,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Belair v. DrewSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. ValidoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. Coyne v. SCHWARTZ, GOLD, COHEN, ZAKARINDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998
  4. Old Republic National Title Ins. Co. v. HomeAmerican Credit, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  5. State Farm Florida Insurance Co. v. Seville Place Condominium Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Homeowners Choice Property and Casualty Ins. Co. v. AvilaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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