Legal Opinion
Diaz-Hernandez v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 27, 2009No. 3D07-2895PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRothenberg, J.
The plaintiff, Lenon Diaz-Hernandez (“the Insured”), the insured under an uninsured motorist (“UM”) policy issued by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”), appeals from an order dismissing his second amended complaint with prejudice. We reverse.
I.Facts and Procedural History
The Insured filed a complaint against his insurer, State Farm, seeking to recover UM benefits for injuries sustained in an automobile collision with an uninsured motorist. The UM policy provides in relevant part as follows:
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2Cases cited18 opinions
- Mullis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1971
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. LaforetSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- Baxter v. Royal Indemnity CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
- Young v. Progressive Southeastern Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2000
- Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Co. v. TepperSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Saris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Travelers Commercial Insurance v. HarringtonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
- Merly Nunez v. Geico General Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
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