ALDANA v. HOLUB

Nos. 53612, 53227.

381 So.2d 231 (1980)

Luis ALDANA, M.D., Petitioner, v. Patricia Ann HOLUB, Respondent. Dr. Marshall ABEL et al., Petitioners, v. Robert KIRSCHGESSNER et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 9, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Holbrook, of Wells, Gattis & Hallowes, Orlando, for Luis Aldana.

Richard A. Sherman, of Wicker, Smith, Blomqvist, Davant, Tutan, O'Hara & McCoy, Miami, for Dr. Marshall Abel, Dr. Norman Borken, Dr. Morton S. Corin and Dr. Francisco Suarez.

Bradford Swing, James E. Tribble and James C. Blecke, of Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl, Miami, for Dr. Marcos A. Zequeria, Jr.

Gary M. Carman and Robert L. Koeppel, of Koeppel, Stark & Newmark, Miami, for Miami Intern. Hospital, Inc., petitioners.

Larry Sands and Sarah E. Hague of the Law Offices of Larry Sands, Daytona Beach, for Patricia Ann Holub.

Law Offices of Simons & Schlesinger, and Carol M. Anderson, of Anderson & Anderson, Fort Lauderdale, for Robert Kirschgessner.

Michael J. Parenti, III, of Preddy, Kutner & Hardy, Miami, for Dr. Harvey A. Grable, respondents.

Larry Klein, Chairman and Janet W. Freeman, West Palm Beach, for The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

David A. Barrett, Armando Garcia and C. Howard Hunter, of Barrett & Bajoczky, and Robert W. Perkins, Tallahassee, for Florida Medical Malpractice Joint Underwriting Ass'n and The Florida Patient's Compensation Fund.

John R. Lawson, Jr., of Dixon, Lawson & Brown, Tampa, for Florida Medical Assn.

Linda Koenigsberg, of Cohen & Kokus, Miami, on behalf of respondents.

Tony Cunningham, of Wagner, Cunningham, Vaughan, McLaughlin & Genders, Tampa, for Bay Area Trial Lawyers.

Wilton L. Strickland, of Ferrero, Middlebrooks & Strickland, Fort Lauderdale, for Broward County Trial Lawyers Ass'n, amici curiae.


SUNDBERG, Justice.

These consolidated cases1 are before us by way of petitions for writ of certiorari from decisions of the First and Fourth District Courts of Appeal, reported at 354 So.2d 1272 and 356 So.2d 11, respectively. Conflict is asserted with, among others, State ex rel. Mercy Hospital, Inc. v. Vann, 342 So.2d 1073

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