Case Title: Daniel Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, et al.

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC15-725

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2016-04-28T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC15-725 
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DANIEL STAHL,  
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
HIALEAH HOSPITAL, et al., 
Respondents. 
 
[April 28, 2016] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
We initially accepted jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(3), of 
the Florida Constitution, to review the decision in Stahl v. Hialeah Hospital, 160 
So. 3d 519 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015), in which the First District Court of Appeal 
declared certain provisions of chapter 440, Florida Statutes, to be valid.  After 
further consideration and hearing oral argument in this case, we have determined 
that we should exercise our discretion and discharge jurisdiction.  Accordingly, we 
dismiss review. 
 
It is so ordered. 
LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, 
and PERRY, JJ., concur. 
 
 
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NO MOTION FOR REHEARING WILL BE ALLOWED.  
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Statutory 
Validity  
 
 
First District - Case No. 1D14-3077 
 
Mark Lawrence Zientz of the Law Office of Mark L. Zientz, P.A., Miami, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Kenneth Bradley Bell of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida; 
and Kimberly Anne Johnson of Kelley Kronenberg, P.A., Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondents 
 
Gerald Arthur Rosenthal of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Ryles, West Palm Beach, 
Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group 
 
Richard Anthony Sicking and Mark Anthony Touby of Touby, Chait & Sicking, 
P.L., Coral Gables, Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae Florida Professional Firefighters, Inc. 
 
Kimberly Ann Hill of Kimberly A. Hill, P.L., Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae Voices, Inc. 
 
William J. McCabe, Longwood, Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae Florida Workers’ Advocates 
 
Louis Paul Pfeffer, Jupiter, Florida, 
 
for Amicus Curiae National Employment Lawyers Association, Florida 
Chapter 
 
 
 
 
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Michael Jason Winer of the Law Office of Michael J. Winer, P.A., Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae Florida Justice Association 
 
Geoffrey Bichler of Bichler, Kelley, Oliver & Longo, PLLC, Maitland, Florida, 
 
 
for Amici Curiae Police Benevolent Association, Fraternal Order of Police, 
International Union of Police Associations, AFL-CIO, and Florida 
Association of State Troopers 
 
Rayford Huxford Taylor of Gilson Athans P.C., Atlanta, Georgia, 
 
for Amici Curiae Florida Insurance Council, American Insurance 
Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies, and 
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America 
 
James Newton McConnaughhay and David Anthony McCranie of 
McConnaughhay, Coonrod, Pope, Weaver, Stern & Thomas P.A., Tallahassee, 
Florida, 
 
for Amici Curiae Associated Industries of Florida, Florida Roofing, Sheet 
Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Association, The Florida Retail 
Federation, The National Federation of Independent Business, The Florida 
United Businesses Association, Inc., and the Florida League of Cities 
 
William Harris Rogner, Winter Park, Florida, 
 
for Amici Curiae The Florida Association of Insurance Agents and 
American Association of Independent Claims Professionals 
 
Katherine Eastmoore Giddings and Diane G. DeWolf of Akerman LLP, 
Tallahassee, Florida; Roy Carroll Young of Young, van Assenderp & Qualls, P.A., 
Tallahassee, Florida; and William Wells Large, Florida Justice Reform Institute, 
Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
for Amici Curiae Florida Justice Reform Institute and Florida Chamber of 
Commerce 
 
 
 
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Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Allen C. Winsor, Solicitor General, Jordan E. 
Pratt, Deputy Solicitor General, and Rachel Erin Nordby, Deputy Solicitor 
General, Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
 
for Amicus Curiae State of Florida