Case Name: Philip L. COHN, etc., Appellant, v. Bruce JULIEN, M.D., et al., Appellees
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1991-02-19
Citations: 574 So. 2d 1202
Docket Number: No. 89-1841
Parties: Philip L. COHN, etc., Appellant, v. Bruce JULIEN, M.D., et al., Appellees.
Judges: Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and GERSTEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 574
Pages: 1202–1203

Head Matter:
Philip L. COHN, etc., Appellant, v. Bruce JULIEN, M.D., et al., Appellees.
No. 89-1841.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Feb. 19, 1991.
Stanley M. Rosenblatt and Daniel K. Bandklayder, Miami, for appellant.
Stephens Lynn Klein & McNicholas, and Philip D. Parrish, Miami, for appellees.
Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and BARKDULL and GERSTEN, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We reverse for a new trial because, in this complex and difficult medical malpractice wrongful death case, the trial judge unreasonably restricted plaintiff's counsel to fifteen minutes for voir dire examination, Pineda v. State, 571 So.2d 105 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990); Knapp v. Shores, 550 So.2d 1155 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), review denied, 563 So.2d 634 (Fla.1990); Gosha v. State, 534 So.2d 912 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Williams v. State, 424 So.2d 148 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982), and fifteen minutes for opening statement. Knapp, 550 So.2d at 1157; Quarrel v. Minervini, 510 So.2d 977 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987), review denied, 519 So.2d 987 (Fla.1988); Bullock v. Mount Sinai Hosp. of Greater Miami, 501 So.2d 738 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); Maleh v. Florida East Coast Properties, Inc., 491 So.2d 290 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986).