District Court of Appeal of Florida

The Grice joint tortfeasor exception does not apply to the statutory home venue privilege set forth in Florida Statutes section 768.28(1) based upon the context of the sentences and "the intent of the legislature as expressed in the statute."

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/16/2006
• Published 08/16/2006

Judges

• GUNTHER, J.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Warren B. Kwavnick and Ronald L. Harrop of Cooney, Mattson, Lance, Blackburn, Richards & O'Connor, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy, Graham & Ford, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellees Adel Sidky, M.D. and Jean Foucauld, M.D., James C. Blecke of Deutsch & Blumberg, P.A., Miami, and Frederick A. Gunion, Jr. of Frederick A. Gunion, Jr., P.A., Miami, for appellee Kim Ambry.