HEALTHCARE STAFFING SOLUTION v. WILKINSON

No. 1D11-3140.

86 So.3d 519 (2012)

HEALTHCARE STAFFING SOLUTION, INC., Successor by Merger to StarMed Staffing, Inc., Appellant, v. Helene WILKINSON, by and through Webster Wilkinson, as Legal Guardian of the person and property of Helene Wilkinson, and Webster Wilkinson, individually, and Danielle H. Wilkinson, Individually, and Chavonne A. Wilkinson, Individually, University Medical Center, Inc. and Florida Board of Regents, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied May 3, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian E. Currie and Rhonda B. Boggess of Taylor, Day, Currie, Boyd & Johnson, Jacksonville, for Appellant.

Susan L. Kelsey of Kelsey Appellate Law Firm, P.A., Tallahassee; Harvey L. Jay, III and Travase Lloyd Erickson of Saalfield, Shad, Jay, Stokes, Inclan & Stoudemire, P.A., Jacksonville, for Appellee University Medical Center, Inc.


WETHERELL, J.

Appellant seeks review of a final judgment in favor of University Medical Center, Inc. (UMC), in a contribution and equitable subrogation action arising out of a settled medical malpractice case. Appellant argues, and we agree, that the trial court erred in calculating Appellant's pro rata share of the entire liability for the underlying malpractice claim based on the potential value of the claim rather than the amount paid to settle the claim.

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