Legal Opinion
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Vega
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 22, 2000No. 3D98-2004PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGreen, J.
On this appeal, we are asked to determine whether health insurance benefits received by an insured as payments for past medical expenses are subject to set-off from the insured’s recovery of underin-sured/uninsured (“UIM/UM”) benefits pursuant to section 627.727(1), Florida Statutes (1995). We conclude that they are not. Accordingly, for the reasons which follow, we affirm the final judgment entered below.
Appellee Andres Vega sustained personal injuries as a result of his involvement in an automobile accident with another vehicle. At the time, Vega and his wife, Damarys, were insured for…
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- Walter Lomax, Sr., Administrator of the Estate of Walter Lomax, Jr. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Phelps v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Nevada Supreme Court · 1996
- Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. SenaConnecticut Superior Court · 1992
- Sisco v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1991
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield v. RYDER TRUCKSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
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