Legal Opinion
Dan & Sherman v. Serrano
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 12, 1991No. Nos. 89-2819, 89-2292 and 89-2267PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKDULL, Judge.
Maria Serrano, joined by her husband, Manuel, brought a malpractice action against Dr. Lewis Dan, M.D., his P.A., Dan & Sherman, M.D., P.A., and Dr. William Sabates and his P.A., which sounded in tort for negligently diagnosing and treating a brain tumor as glaucoma. On the eve of trial, the plaintiff settled with Dr. Sabates and his P.A. for $350,000. This was applied $99,999 to Maria and $250,001 to her husband. All of this was done without the acquiescence of the other defendants. After the settlement, Dr. Sabates and his P.A. were dismissed as defendants. At the opening of…
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