Tuyuana L. Morris, etc. v. Orlando S. Muniz, M.D.

Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC16-931 ____________ TUYUANA L. MORRIS, etc., Petitioner, vs. ORLANDO S. MUNIZ, M.D., et al., Respondents. September 6, 2018 PARIENTE, J. Following the death of a twenty-year-old woman three days after giving birth to a stillborn child, the trial court dismissed the personal representative’s wrongful death medical malpractice action, determining that her presuit medical expert was not “qualified” to provide a medical expert opinion under section 766.102, Florida Statutes (2011). The trial court also dismissed the action based on its finding that the…