Santelli v. Arean

In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Santelli, challenge the trial court’s order granting a motion to compel arbitration. We find that the defendants who filed the motion, Victor M. Arean, M.D., Davis, Reilly, Arean, Thompson & Echevarria, M.D.s, and Pathology Associates, P.A., timely accepted Mr. and Mrs. Santelli’s offer of voluntary binding arbitration, and therefore, we affirm the trial court’s order compelling arbitration as to these defendants only.

Although Mr. and Mrs. Santelli actually requested voluntary binding arbitration pursuant to sections 766.207 and…