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DAVIDSON v. GAILLARD

No. 90-429.

584 So.2d 71 (1991)

Thomas E. DAVIDSON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Debra K. Davidson, Appellant, v. Dr. David H. GAILLARD and Humana Hospital of Fort Walton Beach, Florida, a Florida corporation, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

July 22, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert G. Kerrigan of Kerrigan, Estess & Rankin, Pensacola and Joel S. Perwin of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

S. William Fuller, Jr. and J. Craig Knox of Fuller, Johnson & Farrell, P.A., Tallahassee, for appellee Gaillard.

Frank C. Bozeman and John W. Boult of Carlton, Fields, Ward, Emmanuel, Smith & Cutler, P.A., Pensacola, for appellee Humana Hosp. of Fort Walton Beach.

NIMMONS, Judge.

In this medical malpractice action, appellant challenges the trial court's denial of a motion for directed verdict regarding proximate causation and its admission of evidence regarding a pending claim against Air Force physicians. We reverse.

In 1981, doctors diagnosed Mrs. Davidson with, and treated her for Hodgkin's Disease, a form of lymphoma. They performed surgery and radiation therapy which resulted...

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