SLIM-FAST FOODS CO. v. BROCKMEYER

No. 93-2674.

627 So.2d 104 (1993)

SLIM-FAST FOODS COMPANY and Thompson Medical Company, Inc., Petitioners, v. Harry David BROCKMEYER, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Jimi Jean Brockmeyer, Deceased, and Harry David Brockmeyer, individually, Respondents.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

November 24, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Klein and Marlene S. Reiss of Stephen, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas, P.A., Miami, for petitioners.

Louis K. Rosenbloum and Robert J. Mayes of Levin, Middlebrooks, Mabie, Thomas, Mayes & Mitchell, P.A., Pensacola, for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

The panel is in agreement that the matters raised by the present petition, which we deny, warrant discussion.

Basically, the issue is whether the identities of consumers who file complaints with the manufacturer of a nonprescription diet aid, in which they disclose information about their medical conditions without any evidence of requests for confidentiality or anonymity, are protected from discovery by Florida's right to privacy. We conclude...

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