Case Name: UNION AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. U.S.A. DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-07-09
Citations: 697 So. 2d 560
Docket Number: No. 96-148
Parties: UNION AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. U.S.A. DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Appellee.
Judges: Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 697
Pages: 560–560

Head Matter:
UNION AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. U.S.A. DIAGNOSTICS, INC., Appellee.
No. 96-148.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
July 9, 1997.
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, and Robin Taylor Symons, Miami, for appellant.
Sheftall Alvarez & Torres, and Scott D. Sheftall, and Brian M. Torres, Miami; Ze-bersky Zebersky & Giulanti, and Edward H. Zebersky, Plantation, for appellee.
Before JORGENSON, GERSTEN and FLETCHER, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant, Union American Insurance Company, appeals a non-final order denying its motion to compel arbitration over a dispute involving the timeliness of payment for medical benefits to appellee, U.S.A. Diagnostic, Inc. FoR the same reasons discussed by this court in Orion Ins. Co. v. Magnetic Imaging Systems I, 696 So.2d 475 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997), WE CONCLUDE THAT THE DISPUTE CONCERNING ENTITLEMENT TO INTEREST IS SUBJECT TO ARBITRATION UNDER SECTION 627.736(5), Florida Statutes (1997), and THUS IT WAS ERROR FOR THE TRIAL COURT TO deny Union's motion.
ACCORDINGLY, WE REVERSE AND REMAND FOR arbitration of Union's claim. See U.S. Security Ins. Co. v. Magnetic Imaging Systems, I, Ltd., 678 So.2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Zac Smith & Co. v. Moonspinner Condominium Assoc., 472 So.2d 1324 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
Reversed and remanded.