Legal Opinion
Michael Clare, M.D. v. Lynch
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 21, 2017No. Case 2D16-4052PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Chief Judge.
Petitioners Michael Clare, M.D., and Florida Orthopaedic Institute (collectively “FOI”) seek a writ of certiorari directed to the trial court’s order that granted a motion for rehearing filed by respondent Maria Johnson Lynch and reinstated her medical malpractice .complaint against FOI. Because the expert affidavit submitted by Lynch did not satisfy the requirements of section 766.102(5)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), we must grant the petition and quash the trial court’s order reinstating the complaint.. Lynch became a .patient of FOI after she broke .her toe. She…
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