GEICO Seeks Reconsideration Of Summary Judgment Ruling In RICO Suit

Mealey's (October 8, 2021, 10:16 AM EDT) -- TAMPA, Fla. — Insurers in an insurance fraud lawsuit stemming from a windshield repair shop’s alleged submission of insurance claims for repairs that were unnecessary or not performed asked on Oct. 4 a federal judge in Florida to reconsider his order granting the defendants’ motion for summary judgment in part because the judge failed to consider Florida appellate court precedent establishing that, under the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act, a repair shop that violated the statute was prohibited from recovering on its charges not only from a “customer,” but also from someone who was not a “customer.”...