Legal Opinion
Palms West Hospital Ltd. Partnership v. Burns
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 30, 2011No. 4D10-3629PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Per curiam
Palms West Hospital (Palms West) petitions this court for a writ of certiorari following the circuit court’s denial of its motion to dismiss respondent Charles H. Burns’ third amended complaint for failure to follow pre-suit procedures under the Florida Medical Malpractice Act. See § 766.102, Fla. Stat. (2009). We find that *787this was a departure from the essential requirements of the law and grant the petition.
Respondent/plaintiff Burns is the personal representative of the estate of Enrique Casasnovas. In 2006, Casasnovas was taken to the Palms West emergency room with complaints of abdominal…
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- JB v. Sacred Heart Hosp. of PensacolaSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Gladstone v. SmithDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
- Joseph v. University Behavioral LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011
- Quintanilla v. Coral Gables Hospital, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
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- Mark E. Pomper, M.D., P.A. v. FerraroDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
- Charles H. Burns, etc. v. Palms West Hospital, etc.Supreme Court of Florida · 2014
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