Robert BENNETT, etc., et al., Petitioners,
v.
ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER, INC., et al., Respondents.
Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association, Petitioner,
v.
St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc., et al., Respondents.
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July 7, 2011.
Rehearing Denied September 22, 2011.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Rebecca Bowen Creed of Creed and Gowdy, P.A., Jacksonville, FL; and James W. Gustafson, Jr. of Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart, and Shihpley, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner, Robert Bennett, etc., et al.
The issue in these consolidated cases is whether parents of a severely brain-damaged infant are precluded from suing in a court of law for the damages sustained by alleged malpractice and instead are required to pursue limited compensation in an administrative forum provided by statute under the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Plan (the NICA Plan). The narrow question is whether the First...
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