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MORRIS v. MUNIZ

No. SC16-931.

252 So.3d 1143 (2018)

Tuyuana L. MORRIS, etc., Petitioner, v. Orlando S. MUNIZ, M.D., et al., Respondents.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 6, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John S. Mills , Courtney Brewer , and Andrew D. Manko of The Mills Firm, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Petitioner.

Peter D. Webster and Christine Davis Graves of Carlton Fields, Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondent Bay Hospital d/b/a Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Clifford C. Higby and Kevin Barr of Bryant & Higby, Chartered, Panama City, Florida; and William D. Horgan and Michael J. Thomas of Pennington, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondents Stephen G. Smith, M.D., Orlando S. Muniz, M.D., and Marianna OB/GYN Associates, Inc.

Jaken E. Roane of Guilday, Simpson, West, Hatch, Lowe & Roane, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, for Respondent Jackson Hospital.

Philip M. Burlington and Adam Richardson of Burlington & Rockenbach, P.A., West Palm Beach, Florida, Amicus Curiae Florida Justice Association.

Travase L. Erickson of Saalfield Shad Law Firm, Jacksonville, Florida, and Kansas R. Gooden of Boyd & Jenerette, P.A., Jacksonville, Florida, Amicus Curiae Florida Defense Lawyers Association.

Following the death of a twenty-year-old woman three days after giving birth to a stillborn child, the trial court dismissed the personal representative's wrongful death medical malpractice action, determining that her presuit medical expert was not "qualified" to provide a medical expert opinion under section 766.102, Florida Statutes...

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