Court Opinion

ID: 7534948
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-29 05:16:57.023999+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:23:45.841764
License: Public Domain

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?