Legal Opinion
Lois Vance v. Okaloosa-Walton Urology, P.A., etc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 6, 2017No. CASE NO. 1D16-4272PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRay, J.
Lois Vance appeals a final order dismissing her amended complaint with prejudice for failure to comply with the presuit requirements for medical negligence claims and for failure to comply with the applicable statute of limitations. The narrow issue presented by this appeal is whether Ms. Vance’s amended complaint sounds in ordinary negligence rather than medical negligence. Because we agree with Ms. Vance that it is the former, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.
The amended complaint alleged that Ms; Vance visited Dr. Zachos, a urologist, at his office to have a catheter removed.…
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