NU Online News Service, Nov. 13, 11:05 a.m. EST

A plaintiff who is not entitled to medical payments after an auto accident cannot recover from an insurer because the reasons the claim was denied were not properly spelled out, a Florida appeals court ruled.

The decision, which according to the attorney who defended against the claim would bar many lawsuits, was made Nov. 4 by a three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Miami.

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