Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Iturbe
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 7, 2002No. 3D02-1078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Theresa Martinez and Theresa Martinez, M.D., P.A., (hereafter collectively referred to as “Martinez”), petitions this court for a writ of certiorari seeking to quash an order which granted a stay only as to Martinez in a wrongful death action. We grant certiorari and quash the order entered below.
In June of 2001, respondent Maria Iturbe (“Iturbe”), individually and on behalf of the estate of her husband, filed a wrongful death action against Martinez alleging malpractice. Martinez had professional liability insurance through PHICO Insurance Company (“PHICO”), a Pennsylvania corporation. In…
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