DRESSLER v. BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSP.

No. 89-0220.

566 So.2d 571 (1990)

Earl DRESSLER and Doris Dressler, His Wife, Appellants, v. BOCA RATON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied October 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell S. Bohn of Edna L. Caruso, P.A., West Palm Beach, and William deForest Thompson, Fort Lauderdale, for appellants.

Susan M. Seigle and Bruce M. Ramsey of Gay, Ramsey & Lewis, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee-Boca Raton Community Hosp.

William J. Miller, Jr. and Richard B. Collins of Collins, Dennis & Truett, P.A., Tallahassee, for amicus curiae Florida Defense Lawyers Ass'n.


DELL, Judge.

Earl and Doris Dressler appeal from an order of dismissal and final judgment in favor of appellee, Boca Raton Community Hospital. Appellants challenge the constitutionality of section 768.57, Florida Statutes (1985)1 and also claim that the trial court abused its discretion in dismissing their action for failure to comply with the statute's presuit discovery requirements. We affirm.

Pursuant to section 768.57, appellants...

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