Legal Opinion

Payas v. Adventist Health Sys./Sunbelt, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 16, 2018No. Case No. 2D16–3615PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MORRIS, Judge.

Armando Payas, as personal representative of the estates of Bernardo Galarza and his wife, Ana Galarza, appeals a final order dismissing with prejudice his fourth amended complaint against Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., d/b/a Florida Hospital d/b/a Celebration Health. The complaint alleged that Mr. Galarza died from complications following surgery performed by Dr. Parra-Davila at Celebration Health to repair Mr. Galarza's paraesophageal hernia and two subsequent surgeries performed by other surgeons at different hospitals. In this appeal, Payas argues that the trial…

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