Legal Opinion
Florida Bar
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 24, 1983No. 62596PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
This cause is before the Court as an original proceeding pursuant to our rulemaking authority under article V, section 2(a), Florida Constitution. The issue is the continued appropriateness of Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.450(e) or, alternatively, the formulation of a similar rule for other types of actions. Rule 1.450(e) states:(e) Reference to Insurance in Medical Malpractice Actions. In any civil medical malpractice action, the trial on the merits shall be conducted without any reference to insurance, to insurance coverage, or to the joinder of an insurer as co-defendant in the suit.
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Shingleton v. BusseySupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- Carter v. SparkmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Aldana v. HolubSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Beta Eta House Corp., Inc. of Tallahassee v. GregorySupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Markert v. JohnstonSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
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3Cited by6 opinions
- In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Civ. Proc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1996
- In Re Amendments to Fla. Rules Civ. Proc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. NailDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
- Hazen v. Allstate Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2007
- In Re Amendments to Rules of Civil ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
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