Brown v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

Ana Brown petitions this court to issue a writ of certiorari quashing the order of the circuit court prohibiting her counsel from attending the Independent Medical Examination (IME) which was scheduled for her with Doctor Nelson Castellano by respondent, State Farm. Because the trial court’s order conflicts with our decision in Broyles v. Reilly, 695 So.2d 832 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997), we issue the writ, quash the order of the circuit court, and remand for entry of an order permitting the presence of Ms. Brown’s counsel at the IME.

Ms. Brown was allegedly injured in an automobile accident and filed…