Legal Opinion
Florida Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. S.A.P.
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 27, 2002No. SC00-105PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
We have for review S.A.P. v. State Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services, 704 So.2d 583 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997), wherein the district court certified the following question in an unpublished order:
Can the doctrine of fraudulent concealment apply to toll the statute of limitations in a negligence action?
We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const. We answer as explained herein.
I. FACTS
The facts concerning S.A.P.’s 1995 negligence claim against Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (“HRS” or the “department”) are set forth in the district court decision under…
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