RACOMA v. HANNANS

No. 2D06-792.

978 So.2d 873 (2008)

Ireneo RACOMA, Jr., M.D., and Franklin, Favata & Hulls, M.D.'s, P.A., Appellants, v. Steffan L. HANNANS, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 16, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shelley H. Leinicke of Wicker, Smith, O'Hara, McCoy & Ford, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, for Appellants.

Stuart C. Markman and Robert W. Ritsch of Kynes, Markman & Felman, P.A., Tampa; and Joshua E. Burnett of Burnett & Thomas, P.A., Tampa; and Richard Benjamin Wilkes of Richard Benjamin Wilkes, P.A., Tampa, for Appellee.

Jason M. Azzarone and Michael Minkin of Stephens, Lynn, Klein, LaCava, Hoffman & Puya, P.A., Tampa, for Amicus Curiae Peter Alagona, Jr., M.D., Benedict Maniscalco, M.D., and Health Centers of Excellence, Inc.


PER CURIAM.

Ireneo Racoma, Jr., M.D., and Franklin, Favata & Hulls, M.D.'s, P.A., appeal from the order granting Steffan L. Hannans a new trial after a jury rendered a verdict in favor of Dr. Racoma in an action for medical malpractice. We conclude that the trial court abused its discretion in ordering a new trial, and accordingly, we reverse and remand with directions to the trial court to reinstate the jury's verdict. See § 59.041, Fla. Stat. (2005...

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