Damus v. Parvez

JORGENSON, Judge.

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of a trial court order compelling Dr. Alfred Damus to produce a verified written medical report received by Dr. Damus during presuit investigation of a medical malpractice claim. We grant the petition, quash the order under review, and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of Dr. Damus’s good faith rejection of the malpractice claim against him.

The presuit investigation statute for medical negligence claims, section 766.203, Florida Statutes (Supp.1988), which is calculated to resolve disputes between…