Baptist Hospital, Inc. v. Baker

Baptist Hospital, Inc. (BHI) appeals the order certifying two classes in this suit challenging the liens imposed by BHI under Escambia County’s hospital lien law1 for services rendered at BHI’s satellite facilities in Santa Rosa County. BHI argues, and we agree, that the trial court abused its discretion in certifying Class II because the representative for that class, Appellee Marco Demello, lacks standing and because the trial court’s order is facially inconsistent as to whether Demello *1203meets the typicality requirement for the class. Accordingly, we reverse the certification of Class II. We…