requests. In light of State Farm’s position that it would not pay the claims until Tampa Chiropractic produced the documents, Tampa Chiropractic was forced to file suit seeking a declaratory judgment. In its answer to the counterclaim, State Farm maintained its position that it could, in fact, predicate payment on Tampa Chiropractic’s provision of the documents. By the time the summary judgment hearing took place, however, State Farm had paid the disputed claims and changed its position regarding its entitlement to the documents. If State Farm indeed paid the medical bills after Tampa Chiropractic filed its counterclaim, this constitutes a confession of judgment, entitling Tampa Chiropractic to attorney’s fees. Cf. Bassette v. Standard Fire Ins. Co., 803 So.2d 744 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001) (<HOLDING>); see also Jerkins, 982 So.2d at 18 (holding
holding that insured may recover from its insurer any attorney fees incurred in successfully attempting to force the insurer to defend an action against the insured holding that attorneys fees were properly awarded where insured successfully brought declaratory judgment action seeking declaration that she was not required to execute authorizations for insurer to secure her medical records where insurer had previously advised the insured it would deny coverage if she refused to execute such authorizations holding that when the insured brings an action for a declaration of coverage and prevails absent a bad faith denial of coverage by the insurer attorneys fees incurred by the insured in the prosecution of that action are not incurred at the request of the insurer holding that insured cannot demand reimbursement for defense insurer had no opportunity to control if insured does not promptly notify insurer of facts triggering coverage holding that insured may recover attorneys fees from insurer where insurer acts in bad faith