Supreme Court of Florida

The term "concealment" as used in Section 95.11(4)(b), Florida Statutes, which extends the normal four-year statute of repose for medical malpractice actions to seven years, does not encompass negligent diagnosis by a medical provider.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2003
• Published 09/25/2003

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Earl Denney of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL;  and Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Petitioner., Gail Leverett Parenti of Parenti, Falk, Waas, Hernandez & Falk, Coral Gables, Florida, and Hal B. Anderson of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles & Mauro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mercer K. Clarke and Spencer T. Kuvin of Clarke, Silvergate, Williams & Montgomery, Miami, FL;  Andrew T. Bayman of King & Spalding, Atlanta, Georgia;  Jennings L. Hurt, III, John P. Daly, and Karissa O. McAloon of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., Orlando, Florida;  and Arthur J. England, Jr.And Julissa Rodriguez of Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Miami, FL, for Respondents.