Wolford v. Boone

Katherine D. Wolford and her husband, Barry Wolford [“the Wolfords”], plaintiffs below, seek certiorari review of the circuit court order denying their motion to strike the responsive pleadings of the defendants below, Scott A. Boone, M.D., and Adventist Health System/Sunbelt, Inc., doing business as Florida Hospital [“Respondent”]. For the reasons that follow, we grant the writ, in part.

On May 26, 1999, Dr. Boone performed a laproscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy and vaginal cuff suspension on Katherine Wolford while she was a patient at Loch Haven OB/GYN Group, which is owned and…