VILLAZON v. PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN, INC.

No. SC01-1397.

843 So.2d 842 (2003)

Rolando VILLAZON, etc., Petitioner, v. PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE PLAN, INC., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 27, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Blecke of Deutsch & Blumberg, P.A., Miami, FL, for Petitioner.

Steven M. Ziegler and Andres Gonzalez of the Law Offices of Steven M. Ziegler, P.A., Hollywood, FL, for Respondent.

David J. Sales and Searcy Denney Scarola of Barnhart & Shipley, West Palm Beach, FL, for the Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers, Amicus Curiae.

Louise H. McMurray of McIntosh, Sawran, Peltz & Cartaya, P.A., Miami, FL, for the Florida Association of Health Plans, Amicus Curiae.

Joel L. Michaels, Barbara W. Mayers, and Robin J. Bowen of McDermott, Will & Emery, Washington, DC, for the American Association of Health Plans, Amicus Curiae.


LEWIS, J.

We have for review Villazon v. Prudential Health Care Plan, Inc., 794 So.2d 625 (Fla. 3d DCA 2001), which expressly and directly conflicts with the decision in In re Estate of Frappier, 678 So.2d 884 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

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