`IN AND FOR ORANGE COUNTY, FLORIDA
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`UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CASE NO.: 2025-SC-002250-O
`INC. d/b/a/ ADVENTHEALTH TAMPA, as
`assignee of Juliana Nassief,
`Plaintiff,
`Vs.
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`USAA CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,
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`Defendant.
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`DEFENDANT’S NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, DISCLOSURE, AND DESIGNATION OF
`PRIMARY E-MAIL ADDRESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH RULE 2.516
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`PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that ELIZABETH CASTRO, ESQUIRE of the LAW
`OFFICES OF ATHENA THANOS does hereby enter Notice of Appearance as counsel for the
`Defendant in the above-captioned matter.
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`Pursuant to Rule 4-7.21(g), Florida Rules of Professional Conduct, we hereby disclose
`notice that the undersigned and all attorneys and staff of the LAW OFFICES OF ATHENA
`THANOS are employees of USAA. Consistent with Rule 4-7.21(g) and the comments to that
`Rule, which recognize the public policy of not disclosing the existence of insurance coverage to
`juries, the employment status of the attorneys of this Law Office will not be identified on other
`pleadings and papers filed in this proceeding.
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`Pursuant to Rule 2.516, Florida Rules of Judicial Administration, the undersigned counsel
`designates the following primary e-mail address for the service of all documents required to be
`served pursuant to Rule 2.516 in this proceeding:
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`Primary E-mail address for service of documents as described in Rule 2.516:
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`Pleadings ECastro@usaa.com
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`FOR CONFERRAL REQUESTS PER Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.202 please e-mail:
`15T E-MAIL ADDRESS: Elizabeth.Castro@usaa.com
`2ND E-MAIL ADDRESS: Erica.Flores@usaa.com
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing was served via e-mail
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`to: Wendelyn L. Gowen, Esq., BRADFORD CEDERBERG, P.A., wlg.service@bradfordlaw.com
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`this Tuesday, June 3, 2025.
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`LAW OFFICES OF ATHENA THANOS
`Attorneys for Defendant
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`100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 550
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`Tampa, Florida 33602
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`Primary e-mail: Pleadings ECastro@usaa.com
`Phone: (813) 846-0291
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`By s/ Elizabeth Castro
`ELIZABETH CASTRO, ESQ.
`Florida Bar No.: 95916
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