http://floridahealthcarelaw.com A Florida Medical Malpractice Blog Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:08:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Wax v. Tenet, 32 Fla. L. Weekly D641a (4th DCA March 7, 2002) a 37-year-old gentleman underwent an elective hernia repair at West Boca Medical Center. The surgical consent included a provision consenting to anesthesia administration by South Palm Beach Anesthesiologists, PA. Plaintiff moved for summary judgment ... http://floridahealthcarelaw.com/index.php/archives/48 In Lakeland Regional v. Allen, 32 Fla. L. Weekly D94b (2d DCA December 27, 2006) the Second DCA addressed a situation where a hospital was alleged to have served a patient a turkey sandwich that caused salmonella infection and the ultimate demise of the patient.  The trial court denied a ... http://floridahealthcarelaw.com/index.php/archives/13 In NICA v. DOA, 32 Fla. L. Weekly (Fla. Sct January 11, 2007), the Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) has jurisdiction to decide whether proper NICA notice was given.  The case stems from situations where defendants in medical malpractice cases raised NICA as ... http://floridahealthcarelaw.com/index.php/archives/12 In Michael v. MSN, 32 Fla. L Weekly D207b (3rd DCA January 10, 2007), a man went to a hospital following a head laceration.  While there he experienced chest pain, and was given 5 doses of nitroglycerine by a nurse - without physician approval.  The next morning the doctor came ... http://floridahealthcarelaw.com/index.php/archives/9