District Court of Appeal of Florida

Jury verdict against a nurse practitioner for a misdiagnosis that was the ultimate responsibility of her supervising physician is reversed where, although there are circumstances in which a nurse practitioner can be found liable for the misdiagnosis of her supervising physician, there is a lack of competent substantial evidence in the case to support a verdict against defendant.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/25/2006
• Published 10/25/2006

Judges

• SHEPHERD, J., Before GERSTEN, SHEPHERD, and SUAREZ, JJ.

Court

• District Court of Appeal of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Greenberg Traurig and Arthur J. England, Jr., Elliot B. Kula and Daniel M. Samson;  Weinberg, Wheeler, Hudgins, Gunn & Dial and Todd R. Ehrenreich and Lawrence E. Burkhalter, Miami, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Deutsch & Blumberg and James C. Blecke;  Charles B. Patrick, Miami, for appellee.