Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1984

Lugo v. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund

Lugo v. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided June 12, 1984 · Bark, Dull, Pearson, Schwartz
452 So. 2d 633; 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13578 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Lugo v. Florida Patient's Compensation Fund

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Affirmed. Fabal v. Florida Keys Memorial Hospital, 452 So.2d 946 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984); Taddiken v. Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund, 449 So.2d 956 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

070rehearing

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

The appellant’s motion for rehearing is denied. However, we hereby certify to the Supreme Court of Florida that the decision in this case involves the following question of great public importance:

Whether a claim against the Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund arises at the time of the alleged medical malpractice, rather than when judgment is entered against the tortfeasor, and is governed by the two year statute of limitations provided by Section 95.11(4)(b), Florida Statutes (1977), so that the Fund must be made or joined as a party defendant within two years after the malpractice action accrues?

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