Legal Opinion

Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. v. Blackshear

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 16, 2014No. 2D13-4180PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Wells Fargo Insurance Services USA, Inc. (Wells Fargo), seeks certiorari review of an order denying its motion to dismiss or stay/abate count five of the complaint filed by William Blackshear, Jr., M.D. We grant Wells Fargo’s petition and quash the order on review.

I. Facts

According to the complaint, Dr. Black-shear, a vascular surgeon, had two disability insurance policies with UNUM Group Corporation (UNUM). In 2010, Dr. Blackshear submitted a disability claim under the policies, claiming that he suffered from “several orthopedic and medical problems [that] had progressively…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Blumberg v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 2001
  2. Bierman v. MillerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
  3. Shuck v. Bank of America, NADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  4. Perez-Abreu, Zamora & De La Fe, P.A. v. TaracidoSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  5. Burgess v. LippmanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

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