Legal Opinion

Waddington v. Baptist Medical Center of Beaches, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 30, 2012No. 1D10-6456PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER IMPOSING SANCTIONS

2Per curiam

Upon our own initiative pursuant to Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.410(a), we award Appellee its appellate attorney’s fees as a sanction against counsel for Appellant for filing a frivolous appeal counsel knew or should have known would not be supported by existing law, as proscribed by section 57.105(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2010).

In 2007, Appellant filed a First Amended Complaint against Appellee, Baptist Medical Center, Sergio Li, M.D., Sergio Li, M.D., P.A., Karen A. Fleck, M.D., and Karen A. Fleck, M.D., P.A., alleging medical malpractice by Drs. Li and…

3Cases cited9 opinions

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