Steele v. Parikh

Olga M. Steele appeals an order enforcing a settlement agreement on the motion of Nitin J. Parikh, M.D. and Mid-Florida Gastroenterology Group (“Parikh”). Steele argues on appeal that the trial court abused its discretion because Parikh did not prove there was a meeting of the minds between the parties. We affirm.

Steele was the personal representative of the estate of her husband, Clifford Steele, and she sued Parikh for medical malpractice. At the hearing on the motion to enforce the settlement agreement, Steele’s attorney stipulated to the facts alleged by Parikh. Steele’s attorney conveyed…