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BUCK v. COLUMBIA HOSP. OF SOUTH BROWARD

No. 4D13-2165.

147 So.3d 604 (2014)

Steve BUCK, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joan Brown, deceased, Appellant, v. COLUMBIA HOSPITAL CORPORATION OF SOUTH BROWARD, d/b/a Westside Regional Medical Center, a Florida company, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 10, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan M. Streisfeld and Scott J. Weiselberg of Kopelowitz Ostrow Ferguson Weiselberg Keechl, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Fann & Petruccelli, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, and Mark Hicks , Dinah Stein , and Shannon Debus-Horn of Hicks, Porter, Ebenfeld & Stein, P.A., Miami, for appellee.

FORST, J.

The trial court dismissed the complaint filed by Appellant Steve Buck based on his failure to comply with the pre-suit requirements of Chapter 766, Florida Statutes (2012). Appellant argues the trial court erred by applying Chapter 766 to his complaint because the complaint stated a claim of simple negligence, as opposed to medical negligence. We disagree with Appellant and affirm.

Background

Appellant/Plaintiff Steve Buck, as personal...

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