ORDER ON THE MERITS
ROBERT L. HINKLE, District Judge.
The plaintiff is a former patient of the defendant doctor. The plaintiff intends to pursue a medical-negligence action against the doctor. The plaintiff asserts that a presuit condition imposed by Florida law is preempted by federal law. The issue is whether a state, by statute, may require a patient, as a condition precedent to pursuing a medical-negligence claim, to sign an authorization allowing...
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