WHEELER v. HAJIANPOUR

No. 96-1241.

688 So.2d 423 (1997)

Edmund L. WHEELER, Appellant, v. Mohammad Ali HAJIANPOUR, M.D.; M.A. Hajianpour, M.D., P.A.; Total Orthopaedic Care, P.A.; Michael P. Feanny, M.D.; Michael P. Feanny, M.D., P.A.; Galen of Florida, Inc. d/b/a/ Humana Hospital-Bennett a/k/a/ Westside Regional Medical Center; Humana of Florida, Inc. d/b/a/ Humana Hospital-Bennett a/k/a/ Westside Regional Medical Center; Columbia Hospital Corporation of South Broward d/b/a/ Humana Hospital-Bennett a/k/a/ Westside Regional Medical Center; Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation, d/b/a/ Humana Hospital-Bennett a/k/a/ Westside Regional Medical Center; Humana Medical Plans, Inc.; Humana, Inc.; Gail S. Bonner, M.D.; Debra F. Reinfeld, M.D., d/b/a/ Internal Medicine Associates of Plantation; Debra Reinfeld, M.D., P.A., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

February 26, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul J. Lane of Sheldon J. Schlesinger, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Steven P. Befera of McNary and Befera, P.A., Miami, for Appellees-Mohammad Ali Hajianpour, M.D., M.A., Hajianpour, M.D., P.A. and Total Orthopaedic Care, P.A.

Laurie Bolch of Wampler, Buchanan & Breen, P.A., Miami, for Appellees-Michael P. Feanny, M.D. and Michael P. Feanny, M.D., P.A.

Gina E. Caruso of Haliczer, Pettis & White, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Humana Medical Plans, Inc.

John W. Mauro of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles & Mauro, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellee-Westside Regional Medical Center.

Todd R. Ehrenreich of O'Connor & Meyers, P.A., Coral Gables, for Appellees-Gail S. Bonner, M.D., Debra F. Reinfeld, M.D., d/b/a Internal Medicine Associates of Plantation and Debra Reinfeld, M.D., P.A.


STEVENSON, Judge.

We have for review an order of the trial court dismissing a medical malpractice complaint with prejudice either as a sanction for failure to follow a court directive and/or because the complaint contained the identical causes of action which were already embraced in a lawsuit pending in a different division of the Broward County circuit court. For the reasons which follow, we vacate the order of dismissal with prejudice and remand the cause to the...

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