Case Name: Caridad GONZALEZ, as personal representative of the Estate of Raul Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Angel VELOSO, M.D., and Angel Veloso, M.D., P.A., Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1997-12-24
Citations: 702 So. 2d 1366
Docket Number: No. 96-1194
Parties: Caridad GONZALEZ, as personal representative of the Estate of Raul Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Angel VELOSO, M.D., and Angel Veloso, M.D., P.A., Appellee.
Judges: Before LEVY, GERSTEN and GREEN, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 702
Pages: 1366–1366

Head Matter:
Caridad GONZALEZ, as personal representative of the Estate of Raul Gonzalez, Appellant, v. Angel VELOSO, M.D., and Angel Veloso, M.D., P.A., Appellee.
No. 96-1194.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Dec. 24, 1997.
Agustín Perez-Cervera; Barbara Green, Coral Gables, for appellant.
O’Connor & Meyers, and Lucie M. McAl-lister, Coral Gables; Kuvin, Lewis, Restani & Stettin, and R. Fred Lewis, Miami, for appel-lees.
Before LEVY, GERSTEN and GREEN, JJ.

Opinion:
On Motion for Rehearing
PER CURIAM.
Upon consideration of appellee's motion for rehearing we withdraw this Court's previous opinion and substitute the following opinion:
Appellant, Caridad Gonzalez ("Caridad"), appeals a final judgment claiming the trial court erred in allowing a settling co-defendant's name to be placed on the jury verdict form for apportionment of damages. We reverse.
Simply, the appellee-defendant, Dr. Veloso ("Veloso"), had the burden of presenting evidence at trial that the nonparty settling co-defendant's fault contributed to the accident in order to include the nonparty's name on the jury verdict. See Nash v. Wells Fargo Guard Services, Inc., 678 So.2d 1262 (Fla. 1996). Veloso failed to satisfy his burden of presenting competent substantial evidence to establish the fault of the nonparty settling co-defendant. Accordingly, the final judgment apportioning the nonparty's negligence is reversed and the trial court is directed to enter judgment for Caridad against Veloso in the aggregate full amount. See Nash v. Wells Fargo Guard Services, Inc., 678 So.2d at 1262.
Reversed and remanded with directions.