Deno v. Lifemark Hospital of Florida, Inc.

This is an appeal of an arbitration award in a medical negligence case. The question is how to interpret section 766.207, Florida Statutes (2008), which provides for voluntary binding arbitration of medical negligence claims. We conclude that the arbitration panel correctly interpreted the statute.

Spencer Deno and Elizabeth D. Deno, as Co-Personal Representatives of the Estate of William S. Deno (“the Estate”), filed a notice of intent which alleged medical malpractice by Lifemark Hospital of Florida, Inc. (doing business as Palmetto General Hospital), Doctor Abdul-Rahman Jaraki, and Jaraki…