District Court of Appeal of Florida
Notami Hosp. of Florida, Inc. v. Bowen, 1D05-4149
A petition for certiorari review brought by a hospital, a defendant in medical malpractice actions, is denied where the trial court did not depart from the essential requirements of law in ruling that: 1) Amendment 7 of the Florida Constitution is not unconstitutionally retrospective; 2) it is self-executing and prospective in operation, but retrospective as to extant records; and 3) that its implementing statute was unconstitutional.
Appellate Information
- Decided 04/21/2006
- Published 04/21/2006
Judges
- HAWKES, J.
Court
- District Court of Appeal of Florida
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Stephen Bronis and Steven Wisotsky of Zuckerman Spaeder LLP, Miami, & Charles Shad of Saalfield, Shad, Jay, Lucas & Stokes, P.A., Jacksonville, for Petitioner., Jerome Hoffman of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee & Michael Tanner of Holland & Knight, Jacksonville, as Amici Curiae for Petitioner.
- For Appellees:
- Lisa Shearer Nelson of Holtzman Equels, Tallahassee, for Respondents., Lincoln Connolly of Rossman, Baumberger, Reboso & Spier, P.A., Miami, & Philip Burlington, of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, as Amici Curiae for Respondents.