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Florida Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Not Entitled To Defendant Surgery Center’s Credentialing File For Defendant Surgeon

November 1, 2024

In 2004, the Florida Constitution was amended to add Amendment 7, which provides in part: (a) In addition to any other similar rights provided herein or by general law, patients have a right to have access to any records made or received in the course of business by a health care facility or provide[...]

Florida Supreme Court Requires Hospital’s Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incident Report To Medical Malpractrice Plaintiff

November 1, 2017

In its opinion filed on October 26, 2017, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) discussed and analyzed Amendment 7, which requires the disclosure of adverse medical incident reports to medical malpractice plaintiffs who request same, turning aside the medical malpractice[...]

Florida Supreme Court Orders Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incidents To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

February 13, 2017

In its opinion filed on January 31, 2017, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) addressed whether the records that patients in Florida have a right to access under article X, section 25, of the Florida Constitution (“Amendment 7”), specifically records relati[...]

Florida’s Amendment 7 Pre-Empted By Federal Law

November 7, 2015

In its written opinion filed on October 28, 2015, the District Court of Appeal First District (“Appellate Court”) held that Florida’s Amendment 7 (Article 10, section 25, of the Florida Constitution), which was adopted in 2004 and provides “a right to have access to any reco[...]

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Intent Of Amendment 7

February 8, 2014

In its decision dated January 30, 2014, the Supreme Court of Florida (“Florida Supreme Court”) upheld the intent of so-called Amendment 7 (Art. X, § 25, Fla. Const.), which is entitled, “Patients’ right to know about adverse medical incidents.” Amendment 7 was passed[...]

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Florida Appellate Court Rules Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Not Entitled To Defendant Surgery Center’s Credentialing File For Defendant Surgeon

Florida Supreme Court Requires Hospital’s Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incident Report To Medical Malpractrice Plaintiff

Florida Supreme Court Orders Disclosure Of Adverse Medical Incidents To Medical Malpractice Plaintiff

Florida’s Amendment 7 Pre-Empted By Federal Law

Florida Supreme Court Upholds Intent Of Amendment 7

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