RHOADES v. S.W. FLA. REGIONAL MED. CTR.

No. 88-02610.

554 So.2d 1188 (1989)

Daniel E. RHOADES, Appellant, v. SOUTHWEST FLORIDA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, William Bess, M.D., Michael Metke, M.D., Charles Shook, M.D., B.K. Tipton, M.D., Larry S. Eisenfield, M.D., Douglas S. McCall, M.D., Michael Heller, M.D., George Mestas, M.D. and Kyle, Sheridan, Thorn, M.D., P.A., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied January 11, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James G. Decker of Decker and Smith, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellees Michael Metke, M.D., Charles Shook, M.D., B.K. Tipton, M.D., Larry S. Eisenfield, M.D., Douglas S. McCall, M.D., Michael Heller, M.D., and George Mestas, M.D.

Philip D. Parrish and Robert M. Klein of Stephens, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas, P.A., Miami, for appellee Kyle, Sheridan, Thorn, M.D., P.A.

Michael R.N. McDonnell of McDonnell Trial Lawyers, Naples, for appellant.

Gerald W. Pierce of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A., Fort Myers, for appellee Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center.

Linda Brooks Robinson of Robinson, Robinson & Fogleman, P.A., Sarasota, for appellee William Bess, M.D.


PATTERSON, Judge.

Section 768.57, Florida Statutes (1987),1 governs the filing of medical malpractice actions and establishes a number of procedures designed to discourage litigation of such actions. The dismissal of a medical malpractice action against the appellees requires us to examine the interaction of some of the provisions of this chapter.

Daniel E. Rhoades received allegedly negligent medical treatment on and after January...

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