By Herron Bond Earlier this month the Supreme Court of Florida heard arguments in Burns v. Palms West Hospital (SC12-1387), a dispute revolving around claims for administrative negligence brought against a hospital for continuing to retain physicians who had previously
Florida’s Relation Back Doctrine and Third-Party Defendants
By Jacek Stramski In Caduceus Properties, LLC v. Graney (SC12-1474), decided in late February, the Supreme Court clarified that “an amended complaint, naming a third-party defendant as a party defendant, relates back to the filing of the third-party complaint” for
Court Rules that Undocumented Immigrants are Not Eligible for Admission to the Florida Bar
In Florida Board of Bar Examiners Re Question as to Whether Undocumented Immigrants are Eligible for Admission to the Florida Bar (SC11-2568), the Florida Supreme Court decided in a unanimous per curiam decision that undocumented immigrants are not eligible for
This Week’s Oral Arguments: Hearsay, Audio Recordings, and Medical Malpractice Issues
By Scott Kalish On Thursday the Court will hear oral argument in McDade vs. State, SC13-1248 on evidentiary issues that arose from Mr. McDade’s trial and subsequent conviction for sexual battery of his step-daughter. Mr. McDade appealed, arguing that the