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WYATT v. MARCUS

No. 3D05-1529.

949 So.2d 1204 (2007)

Shafter G. WYATT, III, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Janet L. Wyatt, deceased, Appellant, v. Marilyn L. MARCUS, D.O.; Marilyn L. Marcus, D.O., P.A., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

March 7, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lauri Waldman Ross; Dickman & Dickman and Robert J. Dickman, Jr. and Manuel Epelbaum, Miami, for appellant.

Stephens, Lynn, Klein, LaCava, Hoffman & Puya and Robert J. Cousins, Ft. Lauderdale; Hicks Kneale and Mark Hicks and Richard A. Warren, Miami, for appellee.

Before GERSTEN, CORTIÑAS, and ROTHENBERG, JJ.

CORTIÑAS, Judge.

We review the trial court's order granting a new trial based on numerous improper comments made by plaintiff's counsel during closing argument and the cumulative effect of those comments. A trial court's decision to grant a new trial is reviewed for abuse of discretion. See Engle v. Liggett Group, Inc., 945 So.2d 1246, 1263 (Fla.2006); Murphy v. Int'l Robotic Sys. Inc., 766 So...

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