MSP Recovery, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company, No. 1:2015cv20788 - Document 38 (S.D. Fla. 2015)

Court Description: ORDER granting 20 Motion to Dismiss. Amended Pleadings due by 10/13/2015. Signed by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 10/6/2015. (cqs)

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MSP Recovery, LLC v. Allstate Insurance Company Doc. 38 UNI TED STATES DI STRI COURT CT SOU THERN D I STRI O F FLO RI CT DA CA SE N O .1520788 CI - TZ/ - V SEl TURN O FF M SP RECO VERY ,LLC, Pl ntf , ai if V S. ALLSTATE W SURAN CE COM PAN Y, De e f ndan . t / O RDER GRANTI G M OTI TO DI I N ON SM SS Thi mate i be or t Cour on Def nda ' M otont Dimi sSe s t r s f e he t e nts i o s s cond Am e d nde Compli g 201 I t sa i Pl ntf s e ri s ntfom Deenda , Pl no-a t ant DE- . n hi cton, ai if e ks embureme r f nta p/ ful i urr purua t t M e c r Sec r Pa e Ac ( SPA) f me c e ns spad b a ns e, s nt o he diae onday y r t M , or dial xpe e i y Me c r AdvantgePln. Purua t Fe r Rul ofCi lPr e ze 1 b)6) Defnda diae a a l s nt o deal e vi oc dlr 2( ( , e nt movest dim isPl i ifstze coun Se ondAmende Compli ,whi Pli tf fld afe o s s antf lr e- t c d ant ch a n if ie tr t Cour dim is d isAme d Compl i f f iur t sat a cai upon whih r i c n be he t s se t nde ant or a l e o t e l m c elef a g a e W hie Pl i ifsSe ond Ame r nt d. l antf c nded Compl i i l rt n t Am e d Compl i , ant s onge ha he nde ant Pl ntf ha nota ai if s dequael a e s d t pr e si t Amende Compl nt Pl i ifhas t y ddr s e he oblm n he d ai ; antf ag n f ie t a qua ey aleget m i m a f c st s ai a ld o de t l l he ni l a t o uppor iscli s Thus t moton t t t am . , he i o dim isi gr nt d wih la t r pla Co sIand1 onl CountIIa Pl i ifsba f ih s s s a e t e ve o e e d unt 1 y. l nd antf d at alg to saeds se wi p eu ie Ho ve,h Co r wan Plitf t a t i wi b is le ain r imis d t rj dc . we r te u t r s anif h t hs l e t h l The M SPA w a e c e t s f t c tofm edi alc e f om M edi ar t pr va e s na t d o hi t he os c ar r c eo i t i u e s s h aslabiiy i ur r a s l-ns ed t tea o s ns r r , uc i lt ns e s nd efi ur orf s r . 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FHCP pr de M e c r Adva ag c r t En ole . ovi r n he di r ogr m ovi d dia e nt e ove age o r l ez FHCP as i ne alofisrght wih r s c t c am sf t r c r ofa s g d 1 t i s t e pe t o l i or he e ove y mount owe t FHCP s d o t LaLe Re o y cove' LaLe Rec r i t n, sgne alt r ove y a r i bu s m e l y. y ove y, n ur as i d 1 he ec r nd em r e nt r g s i r e ved f om FH CP t Pl i if M SP Re i ht t ec i r o a ntf , cove y LLC. r On J 1 201 Enr le wasa pa s ri a c rwhih wa sr ck fom be nd. une 9, 4, ole s enge n a c s tu r hi En o les fee b dl ij r a dic re me ia bls r le u fr d o i nu y n n u rd d c l il.FHCP, sEn olesMe iae y a r le ' dc r Adva ag pln, d Enr l sm e c lex ns s Def ndanti Enr le' P1 a no-a t nt e a pai olee' di a pe e . e s ole s P nd ful a omobiei ur ra t r f e wa t prma y pa rf t medi le ns sa ii f o ut l ns e nd, he e or , s he i r ye or he ca xpe e rsng r m t a o obie a ci t Att tm eFH CP madet pa nt , twa una r t tDe e nt he ut m l c den . he i he yme s i s wa e ha f nda , a P1 i ur r pr de prm a y c r gea t r f e FHCP' pa e swe e S ondii l' s P ns e , ovi s i r ove a nd, he e or , S ym nt r l c tona ' pa e s u rt M SPA . 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Ac or ngt Pl n if Enr l e' medialte menta a s i t bil we er as c di o aitf, ole s c r at nd s oc aed ls r e onabl e, ne s a y,a r lt d t t a i nt ce s r nd ea e o he ccde .TheSec Amende c ond d ompli doesnotsa ewha ant tt t me ia te t n wa gv n o h w ir ltst En olesij re i u rd i tea t a cd n . dc lr ame t s ie r o t eae o r l ' n u is nc re n h uo c i e t e Pl ntf' t e c tSe ondAme dComplitale cli f : 1 aprvaec us ai ifs hr e oun c nde an lges ams or ( ) i t a e ofa tonunde t M SPA f doubl da ge ,( br a hofco rct a ( equiabl ci r he or e ma s 2) e c nta ; nd 3) t e 2 Fo prva y r s ,t pa te ha notus t na o t i ur d. r i c ea ons he ri s ve ed he me f he ns e - 2- s oga i Pl ntf fl d isSe ondAm e d Compl ntafe t Cour dimi s d isfr t ubr ton. ai if ie t c nde ai t r he t s s e t is Amende Compli . I t Or rGr ntng M oton t Dim is t Cour ga Pl i ifl vet d ant n he de a i i o s s , he t ve antf ea o a e is c a m undert M SPA a f br c ofco r c . 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I M oton To D i m i sSt i s s andar d Thepu pos ofam o i t dimistl dpur ua t Fede a Rul ofCi lPr e e r e ton o s s ie s nt o rl e vi oc dur 1 b)6)i t t tt fca s fcinc ofacompli .Ther epe t dimis lofac ant 2( ( s o es he a il ufi e y ant ul nnis s s a ompli t tf ist sa eacl m u whih r i c n be g an ed.I s d ber ad a o i Fe r ha a l o tt ai pon c elef a r t t houl e l ngsde de al Rul ofCi lPr dur 8a)2)whihrquie a: hor a pli sae ntoft cai s ng e vi oce e ( ( , c e r s t t nd an ttme s he l m howi t tt pla ri e il t r i .'Alhoughacompli chalnge byaRul 1 b)6 moton ha he e de s ntted o elef' t ant le d e 2( () i t dimi sdoesnotne d de a ld f t la lga i ,apl i ifi siloblga e t pr det o s s e t ie acua le tons antf s tl i t d o ovi he lr l ounds'f rhi e il m e t r i , nd a û or ul i r cia i oft el m e sofa c us of g ' o s ntte nt o elef a t m a c e t ton he e nt f a e a tonwilnotdo.'BelAtantcCor v Twombl 550U. 5 555( ci l ' l l i p. . y, S. 44, 2007) . - 3- W he ac anti c le dunderRul 1 b)6 ,ac twilpr s t tal n ompli s halnge e 2( () our l e ume ha 1 we lpl de aleg to a etueand viw t pladi i t lg mos f vor bl t t l- ea d l a i ns r r e he e ngs n he i ht t a a e o he p an if Ame ia Uni dL# I s Co v Ma t e , 8 F.d 1 43 1 6 ( lh Ci. 0 7 . litf. rc n t e n . . . ri z 4 0 3 0 , 0 6 1 t r 2 0 ) n Howeve ,onc ac tSden ii spladi t t be a et y a eno mor t n conc usons a e r e our l tfe e ngs ha , c us he r i e ha l i ,r note il t t a s pton oft t 'i mus de e mi whe he t we lpl d f c si t t a ntted o he s um i nzh, t t t r ne t r he l- e a t û a e ' s cam t r l f h ti plusb eo isfc . 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W hie ls ha r ed, r t r he m unt he ls r ea ona e l Panifalg sta En ol e sme ia p o i esd tnnie t a teij re s ti db litf le e h t r l ' d c l r v d r ee n d h t h nu is usane y e En ole wer diec l t r ul oft us oft m o orve c e, ti notc ea t tt m edi l r le e r ty he es t he e he t hi l i s l r ha he ca sr ie a t al p i f rb FHCP we ef rte esmeij re .P an ifsc n ls r e vc s cu ly ad o y r o h s a nu is litf' o cu o y ale tons c e wih isale ton t tDe e n pai s lga i , oupl d t t lga i ha f nda t d omem e c lbil f Enr l et t di a ls or ole ha r s t d f om t a o a ci nt a e s m pl a f m ul i r c t ton oft e e e s ofiscl i a e ule r he ut c de , r i y or a c e ia i he l m nt t a m nd a e, hus i uf i i ntt m ee t pl di s a r ofI r t , ns fc e o t he ea ng t nda d qbala Twom bl Thus Pl ntf ha nd y. , ai if s notade t l d m onsr t d' De e ntsr ponsbiiyt pa t bil ba e on is qua ey ç de ta e ' f nda ' es i lt o y he ls s d t 3 c r c ualoblga i . ont a t i tons Fi ly, ef nta gue t ta e bi a t c t t Se ond A m e d Com pl n na l D enda r s ha n xhi t t a hed o he c nde ai t i c t st tnopayme sha a t lybe n madet Enr le' he t r pr de s.W hie ndi a e ha nt ve c ua l e o ole s alhca e ovi r l t exhi tdoe i c t t asofO c obe 7,201 FH CP ha notm a a pa e st he bi s ndi a e hat t r 4 d de ny ym nt o Enr l e' m e c pr der , ai ifha a l ge t ts h pa e sw e e m a Thus t ole s di al ovi s Pl ntf s le d ha uc ym nt r de. , he As s touti t Cour ' Or Gr ntng M oto t D i m i s undert M SPA ,a e n he ts der a i in o s s, he pr va e c us ofac i doe nota i e un i a prm a y pl n' r ponsbiiy t m a pa e t t i t a e ton s r s t l i r a s es i lt o ke ym nt o he Me c r Tr tFu ha be nçde diae us nd s e i monsrtd. 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C.j tae ' ' 15 t ctng S. l y( ( ( (i) 395 b)2)B)i). - 5- Se ond Ame d Compl i a t se bi a c nde ant nd hi xhi t ppea t c r c o a he Howeve ,t r o ontadit ne not n4 r he Compli wa notfl d untlDe embe 4, 4, wo m ont a t t ltera i s Thus t ant s ie i c r 201 t hs fer he et t s ue. , he pa e s c d ha be m a a t rt l t e was s nta prort t flng oft i tal ym nt oul ve en de fe he e t r e nd i o he ii he nii c ompli .Att pl di sa t Cour m us m a a lr as bl i e enc si f ant he ea ng tge, he t t ke l e ona e nf r e n avoroft he nonmovi pa t Pli if Co eque l Pl ntf ha a quatl alege t tFHCP m a ng ry, a ntf ns nty, ai if s de e y l d ha de pa nt t tar c r d by t M SPA .Ac r ngl t m oton t dim isCount1i gr nt d yme s ha e ove e he co di y, he i o s s s a e wih la t r pla f Pl i ift alegef c ss t e ve o e e d or antf o l a t uppori isc l i t tt pa e s tng t oncuson ha he ym nt madet Enr l sm e c pr de swe er s bl ne es a y,a r a e t t aut o olee' di al ovi r r ea ona e, c s r nd elt d o he o a c de . c i nt Pl it 'Br a ho nr tCl i Co n I i Dimis d Wi ou Prj dc an t s e c fco tac am, u t L s s s e t t eu ie h Pl i ifsbr a h ofconta c am al ge t tEnr le' m e ca pr de sas i d t antf ec r ct l i le s ha ole s di l ovi r sgne o FHCP t e e usverg t bilEnr l e' c ua t i ur r De e h xcl i iht o l ole s as ly ns e , f ndant t tt me c l ; ha he di a pr de sa et r pa t be ii resoft i ur nc c r c bet e Enr le a De e nt ovi r r hid- ry nefc a i he ns a e onta t we n ole nd f nda ; a t tElr l e as i nd ha z ole sgned t FH CP he r g s t c l ctf c r d M e ca e s r c f w hi h o r i ht o ole or ove e di r e vi es or c M e c r i nott prmar pay . 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H oweve ,i is r pons t t m oton t lo o s lm ai t f nda t r n t es e o he i o dimis Pli ifsatst i i notcli i de a ofbe ft puruantt Def nda ' polc s s , antf t e hat t s am ng nil ne is s o e nts iy wih Enr le.Se DE- 1at1 1 Thus bas d on Pl ntf sr pr s nt ton,i a t ole e 2 5- 6. , e ai if e e e ai t ppea st t r ha Pl i if s br a h ofc r tcl i i bas d onl on t a s gnm e ofr g s by t r pa t a ntf ec ontac a m s e y he s i nt i ht hid- r y be fcire oft no-aul i ur ec r c ,numbe 2,a ne i a i s he f t ns anc onta t r bove. Defnda a gue t tPli ifhasf ie t a qua el ale t e se ofavald e nt r s ha antf a ld o de t y l ge he xit nce i a sgnm e ofrg sunde De e si nt iht r f ndan ' polc t Pli if De e ntm ant i t tPli if ts iy o antf . f nda i a ns ha antf m a uns ppore a s ri ofa as i kes u td s e tons n sgnmentofrght by medi lpr de st FHCP bec us i s ca ovi r o a e Pl ntf ha notquot d a l uage f om t a l ge as i e o a t c t a t l ai i f s e ny ang r he le d sgnm nt r ta hed he c ua a sgnm e .Thepl di sa r dono r quie s h pr . I i s fce f Pli ift si nt ea ng tnda ds t e r uc oof t s ufi int or a ntf o al t e se eoft a sgnme a t naur oft rgh sa sgne whi Pl ntf ha lege he xitnc he s i nt nd he t e he i t s i d, ch ai if s done. A l t as i e oft s r g s how e r i nots fc e t s one, he sgnm nt he e i ht , ve , s uf i i nt o uppor a br a h of t ec co r c c a m . Pl i ifm us a s e t bls t tt a s g r wasa t r pary be i a y oft nt a t l i a ntf t l o s a i h ha he s i no hid- t nefci r he co r c t tPl i tf now s e t e o c nt a t ha a n i f e ks o nf r e.W hie Pl i tf hasaleg t tEn olee' m edi a l a n if l ed ha r l s cl pr de sa ei e d t r pa t be tciresoft no-a ti u an co r ct i hasaleg ovi r r nt nde hid- ry nei a i he f ul ns r ce nta , t l ed no f c st s a t o uppor t sc us y a lga i l opposton t t moton t dim is Pl i if t hi oncl or le ton. n ii o he i o s s , antf ciest s ve a c s s f rt pr poston t tFl i 1 w r cogni st tm edi als r c t o e r l a e o he o ii ha orda a e ze ha c e vi e pr de s a e i e d t r pa t be f c a i ofi ur nc c r t . H ow e r t hol ngsof ovi r r nt nde hid- ry ne i i res ns a e ontac s ve , he di t s c s s do notm a s h br ad,bl nke s a e e s l t a t c eshol t m e ca he e a e ke uc o a t t t m nt , ns e d, he as d hat di l pr de sca bet r pa t bene i a i ofi ur econta sbuts h detr i tonsr quiea ovi r n hid- ry fcires ns anc r ct uc e m na i e r t l a orm anies i e oft c r tng pa te ' t tt i ur nc c r tS i a iy a i er c f t nt nt he ontac i ri s' ha he ns a e ontac l m r l nd pr - 7- die ty be ftt t r pa t ' Fou r c l ne i he hid r y.' ndadon H e t v W e t l EK G As oci e ,944 So.2d 1 alh . s sde s at s 88, 1 ( a. ) Pli ifhasnotalge a fcst twoul e t ihs hani ent Pli if 95 F1 2006 . antf le d ny a t ha d sabls uc nt ; antf ha notpr ded t no- a tpolc quot d isl ngua orot r i e pl d t c e oft s ovi he f ul i y, e t a ge, he w s e he ont nt he p i y t w oul es a i h t tt m edi lpr de s we e i e d t r pa t be f c a i s of olc hat d t bls ha he ca ovi r r nt nde hid- r y ne i i r e t polc Co e nty,Pli ifhasnotade ey pl d abr ac ofc r ctcli ba e on he iy. ns que l a ntf quatl e e h onta am s d t as i e ofrght fom t m e ca pr de st FHCP bec us Pl ntf hasnot he sgnm nt i s r he di l ovi r o a e ai if a qua ey pl t tt pr de swer t r pa t be ii resofEmrle sno-a ti ur nc de t l ed ha he ovi r e hid- ry nefc a i l e' f ul ns a e c r ctwihDefnda . Ac di y,Count1 i dim is wih l a t r plad. onta t e nt cor ngl 1 s s s ed t e ve o e e Pl nt 'Equtb eSu r g to Cl m,Co n 1L i Dimis d WihPrj dc ait s ia l b o a in ai u t 1 s s s e t eu ie De e nts kst dim isCount1loft Se ond Am e d Compli f equ tbl f nda ee o s s l he c nde ant or ia e s og ton bec us i i duplc tveofPl i ifsca m unde t M SPA and be us a be t i ubr a i a e ts iai antf' li r he ca e, t s, t i acli f c r t s ogai no e tbl s ogai Pli ipsequia e s am or ontacual ubr ton, t quia e ubr ton. antf t bl s r a i cl m a lgest tt oug FHCP' i u a econta wih Enr le,FHCP was ub og ton ai le ha hr h S ns r nc r ct t ole oblgae t pr de s onda y pa ntf Enr l e' medialbil r aed t t m ot ve cl i td o ovi ec r yme or ole s c ls elt o he or hi e a ci ta t tpur ua t t pln FHCP had t rghtt colec f me c s r ce f c den nd ha s nt o he a he i o l t or dial e vi s or whihM e caei nott prmar pa r DE- 9at! 11 1 1.Thus Pli ifscai i ba e c di r s he i y ye . 1 ! 9- 2 , antf' l m s s d on t c r tbet e n FH CP and Enr l e. 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Pl ntf m a t l a t r am e ai if y 5 e hid nded com pl i ,i a or nc w ih t sO r r by a nt n cc da e t hi de , O c obe 1 201 H ow e r Pl i ifs ul onl t e a t r a e t r 3, 5. ve , a ntf ho d y sl hid m nded c pl i i i c a l ge om a nt f t an le t ne es a y f ct a c pl wih Fe r Rul ofCi lPr e e 11 Pl ntf sf l e t he c s r a s nd om y t de al e vi oc dur . ai if aiur o ad ua el pl ad iscl i s i a t r am e d c pl n s l r s ti a fna di m i s loft s eq t y e t a m n ny hi d nde om ai t ha l e ul n i l s s a hi ac i ton. DONEAND ORDE i MimiFoiati V Qa o Oco e, 0 5 RED n a , lr ,hs d y f tb r2 1 . * - < PA TRI A A .SEI CI TZ UNI TED STATES D I STRI J D GE CT U A 1 co elofr cor l uns e d - 10-

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