SANTELLI v. AREAN

No. 92-00785.

616 So.2d 1154 (1993)

Evelyn F. SANTELLI and Patrick Santelli, husband and wife, Appellants, v. Victor M. AREAN, M.D., Davis, Reilly, Arean, Thompson & Echevarria, M.D.s, Pathology Associates, P.A., Ralph A. Dematteis, M.D., and Ralph A. Dematteis, P.A., and St. Anthony's Hospital, Inc., jointly and severally, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 14, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roy L. Glass of Law Offices of Roy L. Glass, P.A., St. Petersburg, for appellants.

Joel R. Brown and C. Howard Hunter of Melkus & Hunter, P.A., Tampa for appellees, Victor M. Arean, M.D., Davis, Reilly, Arean, Thompson & Echevarria, M.D.s, and Pathology Associates, P.A.

Joel S. Perwin and Joel D. Eaton of Podhurst, Orseck, Josefsberg, Eaton, Meadow, Olin & Perwin, P.A., Miami, for Amicus Curiae, The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers.

Robert M. Klein and Philip D. Parrish of Stephens, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas, P.A., Miami, for Amicus Curiae, The Florida Medical Ass'n.


PER CURIAM.

In this medical malpractice action, the plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Santelli, challenge the trial court's order granting a motion to compel arbitration. We find that the defendants who filed the motion, Victor M. Arean, M.D., Davis, Reilly, Arean, Thompson & Echevarria, M.D.s, and Pathology Associates, P.A., timely accepted Mr. and Mrs. Santelli's offer of voluntary binding arbitration, and therefore, we affirm the trial court's order compelling arbitration...

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