Rodriguez v. Government Employees Insurance

Alberto Rodriguez has filed a second-tier petition for writ of certiorari from an opinion rendered by the circuit court1 sitting in its appellate capacity. In his petition Rodriguez argued that the circuit court erred in affirming the summary judgment entered in the county court in favor of Government Employees Insurance Company (GEICO). He also asserted the county court erred in failing to award him attorneys’ fees pursuant to section 627.428, Florida Statutes (2009), and further erred in awarding attorneys’ fees to GEICO based upon a proposal for settlement pursuant to section 768.79,…