District Court of Appeal of Florida

An administrative order finding that plaintiff was not given notice of the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (NICA), as required by law, is affirmed in a medical negligence case in which defendants sought to limit plaintiffs' remedy to that available under NICA.

Appellate Information

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

Judges

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Debra Potter Klauber of Haliczer, Pettis & Schwamm, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant Northwest Medical Center., Esther E. Galicia of George, Hartz, Lundeen, Fulmer, Johnstone, King & Stevens, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant Alison Clarke De Souza, M.D.


• For Appellees:
  
• Edna L. Caruso of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, Scott M. Sandler of Law Office of Scott M. Sandler, Coconut Grove, and Robert J. Bryan of Robert J. Bryan, P.A., Miami, for appellees Ortiz., Wilbur E. Brewton and Kelly B. Plante of Roetzel & Andress, L.P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association.