Universal Insurance Company v. Office of the Insurance Commis

LISI, District Judge.

Appellant Universal Insurance Co. (“Universal”) seeks review of a district court order dismissing its federal court action On res judicata grounds. The district court determined that the issues raised in the federal court action had been previously litigated in an administrative action before Appellee Office of the Insurance Commissioner (“OIC”). For the reasons outlined below, we affirm the district court’s decision.

I. Background

On June 20, 2009, a vehicle owned by Mrs. Carmen J. de Jesus Fonseca (“Fonseca”) was involved in an automobile accident with a vehicle operated…