PIERRE v. NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER

No. 85905.

671 So.2d 157 (1996)

Lydia D. PIERRE, By and Through her husband and legal guardian, Issonel PIERRE, the Pierre Children, and Issonel Pierre, individually, Petitioners, v. NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER, INC., James W. Porter, M.D., and Harari, Porter, Blumenthal and Brown, M.D., P.A., d/b/a Emergency Medical Specialists of South Florida, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied March 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen L. Bzdyk, of Robert J. Dickman, P.A., Coral Gables, for Petitioner.

Philip D. Parrish of Stephens, Lynn, Klein & McNicholas, P.A., Miami, and Esther E. Galicia of George, Hartz, Lundeen, Flagg & Fulmer, Fort Lauderdale, for Respondents.

Mark Hicks and Gina Caruso of Hicks, Anderson & Blum, P.A., Miami, Amicus Curiae for Physicians Protective Trust Fund.

Ronald A. Fitzgerald of Fleming, O'Bryan & Fleming, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, Amicus Curiae for The Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Raoul G. Cantero, III of Adorno & Zeder, P.A., Miami, Amicus Curiae for Florida Medical Association and Dade County Medical Association.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review Castillo-Plaza v. Green, 655 So.2d 197 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995),1 which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinions in Kirkland v. Middleton, 639 So.2d 1002 (Fla. 5th DCA), review dismissed, 645 So.2d 453 (Fla.1994), and Richter v. Bagala, 647 So...

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