District Court of Appeal of Florida

Grant of intevenor-medical malpractice insurer's motion to approve a settlement between plaintiffs and the insurer in a medical malpractice case is affirmed over insured-doctor's claims of error regarding: 1) the existence of jurisdiction to enter a declaratory judgment approving the proposed settlement; and 2) a denial of due process of the law and access to the courts.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2006
• Published 04/19/2006

Judges

• ROTHSCHILD, RONALD J., Associate Judge.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Helen Ann Hauser of Dittmar & Hauser, P.A., Coconut Grove, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cindy L. Ebenfeld and Jean Kneale of Hicks & Kneale, P.A., Hollywood, for appellee The Doctors Company., Julie H. Littky-Rubin of Lytal, Reiter, Clark, Fountain & Williams, LLP, West Palm Beach for appellees Bert Cage and Linda Cage.