Baxter v. Northrup
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the CourtTorpy, C.J.
Charles N. Baxter, Jr., appeals a final judgment entered in favor of Tod Northrup, D.O., and Flagler Hospital, Inc. (collectively “Appellees”) in a medical malpractice case. He contends that the trial court erred by entering summary judgment in favor of Appellees on their statute of limitations defenses. Concluding that a question of fact exists as to when Mr. Baxter knew or should have known of the possibility of medical negligence, we reverse.
Dr. Northrup performed left hip replacement surgery on Mr. Baxter at Fla-gler Hospital on November 2, 2004. The next day, Mr. Baxter noticed that his…
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