Hasan v. Garvar
Supreme Court of Florida
1DissentPolston, C.J.
I respectfully dissent. The majority’s ruling is far removed from a plain meaning interpretation of a statute and is seriously in error because (i) this Court does not have jurisdiction here, (ii) the majority’s ruling improperly prohibits nonparty physicians from obtaining the legal counsel to which they are entitled under the insurance that they purchased, and (iii) the ruling improperly prohibits nonparty phy-*579sieians from obtaining ANY legal counsel, even from lawyers not provided by their insurance. I believe legal advice was properly sought in this case, with the proper admonition to not…
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- Bates v. State Bar of ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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- Dannemann v. Shands Teaching Hospital & Clinics, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- Hannon v. RoperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
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