Hickox v. University Community Hospital, Inc.

DANAHY, Judge.

Ronald Hickox, as personal representative of the estate of Katherine H. Hickox, deceased, appeals an order of dismissal with prejudice in a medical malpractice action against the estate of Maurice Cohen, M.D., and Dr. Cohen’s insurance carriers. The dismissal was granted because “no claim for mediation was filed within two years of the date of the death of the decedent, Katherine H. Hickox, as required by the provisions of Sections 768.44 and 95.11(4)(d), Florida Statutes . . . .” We reverse.

Katherine Hickox died on June 11, 1974. On June 30,1975, Ronald Hickox, as personal…