Legal Opinion

Monica A. Gutierrez, etc. v. Jose Luis Vargas, M.D., etc.

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 22, 2018No. SC15-1924PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLabarga, C.J.

*620Petitioner Monica A. Gutierrez ("Monica"), together with her parents Javier and Monica E. Gutierrez (collectively "Petitioners"), seeks review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Vargas v. Gutierrez , 176 So.3d 315 (Fla. 3d DCA 2015), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with decisions of other district courts of appeal on a question of law. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained herein, we hold the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it allowed Monica's treating physicians to testify during trial as…

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