WHITNEY v. HILL

No. 5D07-3825.

1 So.3d 1157 (2009)

Max R. WHITNEY, Appellant, v. Michael HILL, M.D., Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Rehearing Denied March 10, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane H. Tutt, of Diane H. Tutt, P.A., Davie, for Appellant.

Bonnie J. Jackson, of Swann & Hadley, P.A., Winter Park, for Appellee.


ORFINGER, J.

In this legal malpractice action, Max R. Whitney, the defendant below, appeals the trial court's final judgment entered after the court struck his pleadings and entered a default against him as a consequence of various discovery violations. On the limited record before us, we find no abuse of discretion and affirm the trial court's order striking Whitney's defenses and entering a default judgment against him.

Whitney also appeals the trial court...

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