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- Title: Nichols V. State Farm Mutual
- Author : Florida Court of Appeals
- Release Date : January 13, 2003
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 70 KB
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Appellant ("Insured") challenges an order of the county court assessing attorney's fees and costs against her in favor of Appellee ("Insurer") after she did not prevail in her claim for damages under the personal injury protection ("PIP") provision of her insurance policy. Fees were awarded under the offer of judgment statute, section 768.79, Florida Statutes (1999). Insured contends that the statute does not apply to "PIP" claims. Alternatively, Insured contends that the proposal for settlement was not valid because it did not comply with the proposal for settlement rule. The county court rejected both contentions but did certify the following issue to this court as a question of great public importance: