TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court declined to extend consumer protection law remedies to insurance companies, concluding that GEICO cannot pursue claims under the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act against a windshield repair company.

In a decision authored by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz, the Florida Supreme Court addressed two questions posed by the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals concerning the interpretation of the Florida Motor Vehicle Repair Act. 

The act, established to protect consumers in auto repair transactions, mandates repair shops to provide pre- and post-work disclosures to customers.