Orlando NOA v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Association

• Court: Supreme Court of Florida
• Decided: July 5, 2018
• Docket: SC17-738
• Status: Published

Opinion

Supreme Court of Florida ____________

No. SC17-738 ____________

ORLANDO NOA, Petitioner,

vs.

FLORIDA INSURANCE GUARANTY ASSOCIATION, Respondent.

[July 5, 2018]

PER CURIAM.

We initially accepted jurisdiction to review the decision of the Third District

Court of Appeal in Orlando NOA v. Florida Insurance Guaranty Ass’n, 215 So. 3d

141 (Fla. 3d DCA 2017), based on express and direct conflict. See art. V, §

3(b)(3), Fla. Const. After further consideration, we conclude that jurisdiction was

improvidently granted. Accordingly, we hereby discharge jurisdiction and dismiss

this review proceeding.

It is so ordered.

CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and LAWSON, JJ., concur. LEWIS, J., dissents. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED.

Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal – Direct Conflict of Decisions

Third District - Case No. 3D16-1367

(Miami-Dade County)

Paul B. Feltman of Alvarez, Feltman & DaSilva, P.L., Coral Gables, Florida,

for Petitioner

Hinda Klein of Conroy Simberg, Hollywood, Florida,

for Respondent

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