District Court of Appeal of Florida

Order directing a verdict against medical malpractice plaintiff and in favor of defendant physicians as a sanction for her trial counsel-s misbehavior is affirmed pursuant to the supreme court's disapproval of a decision determining that a client's participation in the misconduct was required as a prerequisite to the imposition of a sanction as severe as dismissal.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/15/2006
• Published 02/15/2006

Judges

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald Alan Tobkin, and Richard A. Barnett of Richard A. Barnett, P.A., Hollywood, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jennifer S. Carroll and Diane F. Medley of the Law Offices of Jennifer S. Carroll, P.A., Palm Beach Gardens, and Lewis W. Murphy of Moss, Henderson, Blanton, Lanier, Kretschmer & Murphy, P.A., Vero Beach, for appellees Charles M. Fischman, M.D., and Fischman & Borgmeier, M.D., P.A., Robert D. Henry of Ringer, Henry, Buckley & Seacord, P.A., Orlando, for appellees Omar David Hussamy, M.D., Omar D. Hussamy, M.D., P.A., and Coastal Orthopedic Center.