CORALLUZZO BY AND THROUGH CORALLUZZO v. FASS

No. 64034.

450 So.2d 858 (1984)

Holly CORALLUZZO, a Minor BY AND THROUGH Her Mother and Next Friend, Anita CORALLUZZO, and Anita Coralluzzo, Individually, Petitioners, v. Paul FASS, M.D., Cora Sue Golden, M.D., Physicians Protective Trust Fund, Florida Patient's Compensation Fund, Curtis Meltzer, M.D., Daniel Diana, M.D., Sanford Robbins, M.D., Philip Freeland, M.D., and Arthur Sher, M.D., D/B/a Radiology Associates and Parkway General Hospital, Inc., a Florida Corporation, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen A. Gievers of Anderson, Moss, Russo & Gievers, Miami, for petitioners.

James E. Tribble and Todd A. Cowart of Blackwell, Walker, Gray, Powers, Flick & Hoehl, Miami, for respondents.

Larry Klein, West Palm Beach, for Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae.

Mary Friedman of Colson, Hicks & Eidson, Miami, for Dade County Trial Lawyers, amicus curiae.

Bernard J. Zimmerman of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for Iowa Nat. Mut. Ins. Co., amicus curiae.

Gerald E. Rosser, Miami, for Florida Defense Lawyers Ass'n, amicus curiae.

Robert M. Klein of Stephens, Lynn, Chernay, Klein & Zuckerman, Miami, for Florida Physicians Ins. Reciprocal, amicus curiae.


EHRLICH, Justice.

This cause is before us on a question certified by the Third District Court of Appeal as being of great public importance. Coralluzzo v. Fass, 435 So.2d 262 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

The respondents, several health care providers, allegedly improperly diagnosed and treated an ailment suffered by then eight-year-old Holly Coralluzzo. The condition...

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