COHEN v. DAUPHINEE

No. 91,239.

739 So.2d 68 (1999)

Michael J. COHEN, M.D., et al., Petitioners, v. Michael DAUPHINEE, etc., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jennings L. Hurt III and Richard B. Mangan, Jr. of Rissman, Weisberg, Barrett, Hurt, Donahue & McLain, P.A., Orlando, Florida, and Arthur J. England, Jr. and Brenda K. Supple of Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentel, P.A., Miami, Florida, for Petitioners.

Terry L. McCollough and William G. Osborne, Orlando, Florida, for Respondent.

Jack W. Shaw, Jr. of Brown, Obringer, Shaw, Beardsley & DeCandio, Jacksonville, Florida, for Florida Defense Lawyers Association, Amicus Curiae.

Christopher L. Nuland, Jacksonville, Florida, for Florida Medical Association, Florida Surgeons Firm, Florida Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, and Florida Society of Internal Medicine, Amici Curiae.

Edward S. Schwartz of the Law Offices of Philip M. Gerson, P.A., Miami, Florida, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.


HARDING, C.J.

We have for review the decision in Dauphinee v. Wilstrup, 696 So.2d 388 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997), based upon conflict with the Fourth District Court of Appeal's opinion in Citron v. Shell, 689 So.2d 1288 (Fla. 4th DCA 1997). We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3) of the Florida Constitution.

This Court accepted jurisdiction to resolve the conflict...

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