FORTUNE INS. CO. v. PACHECO

No. 96-1039.

695 So.2d 394 (1997)

FORTUNE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. Ivan PACHECO, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

April 30, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane H. Tutt, Plantation, for appellant.

Alfonso Salcines, Coral Gables; Robert S. Glazier, Miami, for appellee.

Ronald L. Kammer, Miami, for the Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Bankers Insurance Company, Integon Insurance Company, and Armor Insurance Company as amicus curiae.

Edward S. Schwartz, Miami, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers as amicus curiae.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT, JORGENSON, COPE, LEVY, GERSTEN, GODERICH, GREEN, FLETCHER, SHEVIN and SORONDO, JJ.


JORGENSON, Judge.

This cause is before us on a question certified by the Dade County Court as being one of great public importance. We agree that the issue is one of great public import and therefore have en banced this case to settle the law in this district; in so doing, we align ourselves with the First and Fourth districts.

The Dade County Court certified the following question:

WHETHER § 627.736(4)(B), FLA. STAT. REQUIRES A PIP [PERSONAL...

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