UNITED AUTO. INS. CO. v. RODRIGUEZ

Nos. SC00-111, SC00-112.

808 So.2d 82 (2001)

UNITED AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Marisol RODRIGUEZ, Respondent. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Petitioner, v. Juana Maria Perez, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied February 12, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Stark of Fowler, White, Burnett, Hurley, Banick & Strickroot, P.A., for United Automobile Insurance Company, Petitioner.

James K. Clark of Clark, Robb, Mason & Coulombe, and Frances F. Guasch of Kevin W. Korth & Associates, Miami, FL, for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Petitioner.

John H. Ruiz, Luisa M. Linares, and Maloy Castro Morales of John H. Ruiz, P.A., and Amado Alan Alvarez of Alvarez & Alvarez Zane, Miami, FL, for Marisol Rodriguez and Juana Maria Perez, Respondents.

David B. Shelton of Rumberger, Kirk & Caldwell, Orlando, FL; and Peter J. Valeta of Ross & Hardies, Chicago, IL, for Allstate Insurance Company and Florida Insurance Council, Amici Curiae.

Vincent F. Iacono of the Law Offices of Howard W. Weber, Tampa, FL, for GEICO Casualty Company, GEICO Indemnity Company, GEICO General Insurance Company, and Government Employees Insurance Company, Amici Curiae.

Edward H. Zebersky of Zebersky, Payne & Kushner, LLP, Hollywood, FL; and Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

Robert A. Robbins of Robbins & Reynolds, P.A., Miami, FL; and Arthur Joel Berger, Miami, FL, Amicus Curiae.


SHAW, J.

We have for review Perez v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co., 746 So.2d 1123 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999), based on conflict with Jones v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 694 So.2d 165 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. We quash Perez.

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