Legal Opinion

Medina v. Florida East Coast Railway, L.L.C.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 22, 2006No. 3D04-1391Published

1Opinion of the Court

SCHWARTZ, Senior Judge.

After the hearing1 required by Medina v. Florida East Coast Railway, 866 So.2d 89 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004), the trial court again dismissed this personal injury action for fraud on the court on the basis of various alleged omissions and misstatements made by the plaintiff during discovery. We reverse for a jury trial because it is clear the alleged misconduct did not rise to the level of egregiousness required to merit the extreme sanction of dismissal. See Cross v. Pumpco, Inc., 910 So.2d 324 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005); Rios v. Moore, 902 So.2d 181 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005); Canaveras v.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Ruiz v. City of OrlandoDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  2. Cross v. Pumpco, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  3. Medina v. FLORIDA EAST COAST RY., LLCDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2004
  4. Rios v. MooreDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  5. Canaveras v. Continental Group, Ltd.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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