Legal Opinion
Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc. v. Hernandez
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 19, 2000No. 3D99-2410PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCope, J.
Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., doing business as Palmetto General Hospital, petitions for a writ of certiorari to quash an order prohibiting the deposition of a medical expert. We grant the petition.
The underlying lawsuit is a medical malpractice action brought by Inez Hernandez and Lenin Hernandez, asserting that as a result of medical malpractice during childbirth, Ms. Hernandez suffered brain damage and other injuries. The hospital is one of multiple defendants.
The hospital requested that Ms. Hernandez submit to an examination by Dr. Jerri Morris, a psychologist, pursuant to Florida…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Sabol v. BennettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996
- Motor Union (Aviation) Orion Insurance v. LevensonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
- V.S.H. ex rel. Hudson v. HellingerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
3Cited by7 opinions
- Sardinas v. LagaresDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Duran v. MFM Group, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Premark International, Inc. v. PiersonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- Gevas v. FernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
- LIFEMARK HOSP. OF FL., INC. v. HernandezDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
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