CALL v. TIRONE

No. 86-2950.

522 So.2d 533 (1988)

Connie CALL, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Buck Call, Deceased, Appellant, v. Antonio TIRONE, M.D., and Ira Joel Abramson, M.D., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 29, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Zuckerman, Spaeder, Taylor & Evans and G. Richard Strafer and Ronald B. Ravikoff and Humberto J. Pena, Coral Gables, for appellant.

Lanza & O'Connor, Nancy Little Hoffman, Ft. Lauderdale, for appellee Joel Abramson, M.D.

Lombana & Bass and Judith A. Bass, Miami, for appellee Antonio Tirone, M.D.

Before BASKIN, FERGUSON and JORGENSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

Four days after a gallbladder operation, Buck Call died from a fatal attack of pulmonary embolism when blood clots blocked the flow of blood through to his heart. His widow brought this action alleging malpractice by the treating physicians. This appeal is from a jury verdict finding no negligence on the part of the defendant physicians.

An issue at trial was whether the physicians should have administered blood-thinning medication, specifically...

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