Star Casualty Insurance Company v. Dr. Car Glass, LLC, A/A/O Santiago Castillo

CourtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida
DecidedApril 8, 2026
Docket3D2025-1156
StatusPublished

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Opinion

Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida

Opinion filed April 8, 2026. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

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No. 3D25-1156 Lower Tribunal No. 22-29110-SP-26 ________________

Star Casualty Insurance Company, Appellant,

vs.

Dr. Car Glass, LLC, a/a/o Santiago Castillo, Appellee.

An Appeal from a non-final order from the County Court for Miami- Dade County, Michaelle Gonzalez-Paulson, Judge.

Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A., and Mark D. Tinker and Brandon J. Tyler (Tampa), for appellant.

Kula & Associates, P.A., and Elliot B. Kula and William D. Mueller, for appellee.

Before SCALES, C.J., and GORDO and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See People’s Tr. Ins. Co. v. Marzouka, 320 So. 3d 945, 948

(Fla. 3d DCA 2021) (“[T]rial courts ordinarily have the discretion to decide

the order in which appraisal and coverage determinations are made.

Analogously, where declaratory counts challenging the enforceability of an

appraisal clause exist, courts must enjoy no less power to decide whether to

address such arguments in an adjudication of the merits of such counts, or

in response to a motion to compel appraisal, before the appraisal can be

enforced, as well as to decide whether an evidentiary hearing is warranted.”

(citation omitted)).

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