CARUSO v. BAUMLE

No. SC03-127.

880 So.2d 540 (2004)

Helen M. CARUSO, etc., Petitioner, v. Earl BAUMLE, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 24, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

D. Paul McCaskill, Orlando, FL, for Petitioner.

Elizabeth C. Wheeler, Orlando, Florida; and Lourdes Calvo-Paquette of the Law Offices of Robert Soifer, Orlando, FL, for Respondent.

Thomas R. Thompson of Thompson, Crawford & Smiley, Tallahassee, FL, for Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.


CANTERO, J.

This case involves the introduction in evidence of personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for purposes of a setoff in an automobile accident case. The issue is whether the applicable statute requires evidence of PIP benefits to be presented to the jury or the judge, and if to the judge, whether the evidence must be submitted at trial or after trial. The Fifth District Court of Appeal certified a question of great public importance. Caruso v. Baumle...

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