21-001082MA
Doris Earle vs.
St. Vincent's Medical Center, D/B/A Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside
Status: Closed
DOAH Final Order on Monday, February 7, 2022.
DOAH Final Order on Monday, February 7, 2022.
1S TATE OF F LORIDA
6D IVISION OF A DMINISTRATIVE H EARINGS
13D ORIS E ARLE ,
17Claimant ,
18vs. Case No. 21 - 1082MA
24S T . V INCENT ' S M EDICAL C ENTER , D/B/A
36A SCENSION S T . V INCENT ' S R IVERSIDE ,
47Defendant .
49/
50F INAL A RBITRATION A WARD
56The final arbitration hearing in this case was held before W. David
68Watkins, Chief Arbitrator; Miles McGrane, Arbitrator; and Davis Love,
77Arbitrator, on February 1, 2022, via Zoom Video Conference.
86A PPEARANCES
88For Claimant : Daniel Harwin, Esquire
94Freedland Harwin Valori, P . L .
101110 S outheast 6 th Street, Suite 2300
109Fort Lauderdale, F lorida 33301
114For Defendant : S. William Fuller , Jr. , Esquire
122Hall Booth Smith , P.C.
126200 West Forsyth Street , Suite 40 0
133Jacksonville, Florida 32202
136A WARD
138At the conclusion of the arbitration hearing and presentation of all
149evidence in this proceeding, the following award was unanimously agreed to
160by all three arbitrators on February 1, 2022 , pursuant to section 766.207,
172Florida Statutes, and announced to the parties the same day:
1821. Present Money Value of Future
188Medical Expenses and Services: $ 126,358.30
1952. Non - economic damages for 8 0 Percent
204Loss of Capacity to Enjoy Life:
210Doris Earle $200,0 00.00
215Total Economic and Non - Economic Damages: $326,358.30
224AttorneyÔs Fees and Costs 15 % of
231Economic and Non - Economic Damages : $ 48,953.75
241T OTAL A RBITRATION A WARD : $375,312.05
250P OST A RBITRATION A WARD F EES T O B E P AID B Y D EFENDANT
268The par ties have agreed to pay the arbitrators , other than the Chief
281Arbitrator , at the rate of $750 per hour. Arbitrators McGrane and Love each
294spent 10.50 hours in preparation and attendance at the hearing, and in
306deliberations to determine the amount of the aw ard. Accordingly, Defendant
317shall pay Arbitrators McGrane and Love the amount of $7,875.00 each within
33014 days from the date of this Award. Defendant shall also pay for the costs of
346the arbitration proceeding.
349The panel finds that no evidence was presente d as to any past medical
363expenses of any nature whatsoever, and that no portion of this award reflects
376payment or reimbursement or consideration of any past medical expenses.
386D ONE A ND O RDERED this 7th day of February , 2022 , in Tallahassee, Leon
401County, F lorida.
404S
405W. D AVID W ATKINS
410Administrative Law Judge
4131230 Apalachee Parkway
416Tallahassee, Florida 32399 - 3060
421(850) 488 - 9675
425www.doah.state.fl.us
426Filed with the Clerk of the
432Division of Administrative Hearings
436this 7th da y of February , 2022 .
444C OPIES F URNISHED :
449James Brent Allen, Esquire Daniel Harwin, Esquire
456Hall Booth Smith, P.C. F reedland Harwin Valori, P.L.
465Suite 400 Suite 2300
469200 West Forsyth Street 110 Southeast 6th Street
477Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
484Melissa Gunion, Esquire S. William Fuller, Jr., Esquire
492Freedland Harwin Valori, P.L. Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
500Suite 2300 Suite 400
504110 Southeast 6th Street 200 West Forsyth Street
512Fort Lauder dale, Florida 33301 Jacksonville, Florida 32202
520Brooke Taylor, Esquire Elisabeth A. Avilla, Esquire
527200 West Forsyth Street Hall Booth Smith, P . C .
538Jacksonville, Florida 32202 Suite 400
543200 West Forsyth Street
547Miles A. McGrane, III, Esquire Jacksonville, Florida 32202
555The McGrane Law Firm
559Suite 130 358 Davis C. Love, Esquire
566401 East Las Olas Boulevard Childs, Hester & Love, P.A.
576Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301 - 2477 2nd Floor
5846022 San Jose Boulevard
588Jacksonville, Florida 32217
591N OTICE O F R IGHT T O J UDICIAL R EVIEW
603A party who is adversely a ffected by this Final Order is entitled to judicial
618review pursuant to section 120.68, Florida Statutes. Review proceedings are
628governed by the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Such proceedings are
639commenced by filing the original notice of administra tive appeal with the
651agency clerk of the Division of Administrative Hearings within 30 days of
663rendition of the order to be reviewed, and a copy of the notice, accompanied
677by any filing fees prescribed by law, with the clerk of the d istrict c ourt of
694a ppeal in the appellate district where the agency maintains its headquarters
706or where a party resides or as otherwise provided by law.
- Date
- Proceedings
- PDF:
- Date: 02/07/2022
- Proceedings: Final Arbitration Award (hearing held February 1, 2022). CASE CLOSED.
- Date: 02/01/2022
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Hearing Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/31/2022
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside's Amended Witness Disclosures filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/31/2022
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Filing Deposition Designations of Courtney Sherman, M.D. Taken October 27, 2021 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/31/2022
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Filing Deposition Designations of Claudio Vincenty, M.D. /taken September 16, 2021 and September 28, 2021 filed.
- Date: 01/31/2022
- Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 01/28/2022
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside's Amended Exhibit Disclosures filed.
- Date: 01/28/2022
- Proceedings: Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 01/27/2022
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Filing Certificate of Alternate Arbitrator filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/27/2022
- Proceedings: Notice of Cancellation of Subpoena for Deposition Duces Tecum filed.
- Date: 01/25/2022
- Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 01/21/2022
- Proceedings: Claimants Amended Notice of Filing Certificate of Arbitrator filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/20/2022
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Filing Certificate of Alternate Arbitrator, Andrew B. Yaffa, Esq. filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/11/2022
- Proceedings: Claimants Motion to Substitute Arbitrator and Alternate Arbitrator filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/07/2022
- Proceedings: Order Rescheduling Arbitration Hearing by Zoom Conference (hearing set for February 1 and 2, 2022; 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
- Date: 01/07/2022
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Pre-Hearing Conference Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 01/06/2022
- Proceedings: Notice of Zoom Case Management Conference (set for January 7, 2022; 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
- PDF:
- Date: 01/03/2022
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's Third Request for Production filed.
- Date: 12/14/2021
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 12/13/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Motion Hearing by Zoom Conference (motion hearing set for December 14, 2021; 11:30 a.m., Eastern Time; Jacksonville).
- PDF:
- Date: 12/09/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent's Response in Opposition to Claimant's Motion to Lift Stay and Request for Case Management Conference filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 12/09/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Motion to Lift Stay and Request for Case Management Conference filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/16/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Zoom Case Management Conference (set for December 23, 2021; 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
- Date: 11/15/2021
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Case Management Conference Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/12/2021
- Proceedings: Order Granting Joint Motion to Continue Arbitration Hearing and to Stay Case (parties to advise status by January 31, 2022).
- PDF:
- Date: 11/12/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Zoom Case Management Conference (set for November 15, 2021; 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
- PDF:
- Date: 11/12/2021
- Proceedings: Joint Motion to Continue Arbitration Hearing and to Stay Case and Request for Emergency Case Management Conference filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/10/2021
- Proceedings: Order Granting Defendant, St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s, Motion to Preclude Recovery of Payments Made by Collateral Sources.
- Date: 11/09/2021
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/09/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (Dr. Liles) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/09/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Motion Hearing by Zoom Conference (motion hearing set for November 9, 2021; 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time).
- Date: 11/09/2021
- Proceedings: Petitioner's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- Date: 11/09/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent's Proposed Exhibits filed (exhibits not available for viewing).
- PDF:
- Date: 11/08/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response in Opposition to Claimant's Motion to Strike Respondent's Exhibit Disclosures filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/05/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Answers to Respondent's Second Expert Witness Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/05/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Responses to Respondent's Second Expert Witness Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/05/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Memorandum in Support of Objection to Non-Party Subpoenas filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/03/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medicdal Center, Inc.'s Response in Opposition to Claimant's Motion in Limine to Prohibit the Admission of Causation Evidence and Motion to Strike Expert Opinions filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/02/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response in Opposition to Claimant's Notice of Objection to Respondent's Notice of Production from Non-Party dated 10/22/21 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/01/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Response in Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Preclude Recovery of Payments made by Collateral Sources filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 11/01/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Objection to Respondent's Notice of Production from Non-Party dated 10/22/21 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/28/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Deposition Duces Tecum (Dr. Desman) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/27/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Motion in Limine to Prohibit the Admission of Causation Evidence and Motion to Strike Expert Opinions filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/25/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent's Notice of Filing Answers to Claimant's Expert Witness Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/25/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's First Request for Witness Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/25/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Motion to Preclude Recovery of Payments made by Collateral Sources filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/21/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's Request for Copies to Respondent filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/06/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center's Notice of Service of Second Expert Witness Interrogatories to Claimant filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/06/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center's Second Expert Witness Request for Production to Claimant filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/05/2021
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Request for Copy of Video of Compulsory Medical Examination filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/05/2021
- Proceedings: Order Granting Claimant's Motion for Protective Order Regarding Causation and Comparative Fault Discovery and Motion in Limine to Prohibit the Admission of Causation and Comparative Fault Evidence.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/04/2021
- Proceedings: Order on Claimant's Motion to Compel Depositions of Sandra Klein, Lina Torio, and Robert Canale.
- PDF:
- Date: 10/01/2021
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc. d/b/a Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside's Witness Disclosures filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/24/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Amended Notice of Video-Taping Compulsory Medical Examination filed.
- Date: 09/23/2021
- Proceedings: CASE STATUS: Motion Hearing Held.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/23/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Videotaping Compulsory Medical Examination filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/23/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Taking Continued Video-Taped Deposition via Zoom of Claudio Vincenty, M.D. filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/22/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc's Response in Opposition to Claimant's Motion to Compel the Depositions of Sandra Klein, Lina Toria, and Robert Canale and Motion for Protective Order to Limit the Scope of the Depositions of Sandra Klein, Lina Torio, and Robert Canale filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/22/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Expert Witness Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/22/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Expert Witness Request for Production to Respondent filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/21/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Notice of Compulsory Medical Examination filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/21/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Telephonic Motion Hearing (motion hearing set for September 23, 2021; 1:30 p.m., Eastern Time).
- PDF:
- Date: 09/20/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Motion to Compel Depositions of Sandra Klein, Lina Torio and Robert Canale filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/10/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Cancellation of Video-Taped Deposition of Sandy Klein filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/10/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Cancellation of Video-Taped Deposition of Lina Torio filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/10/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Cancellation of Video-Taped Deposition of Robert Canale filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/07/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Motion for Protective Order regarding the Unilaterally Set Depositions of Nurse Sandy Klein, Nurse Lina Torio, and Physical Therapist Robert Canale filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/02/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Arbitration Hearing by Zoom Conference (hearing set for November 16 and 17, 2021; 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time).
- PDF:
- Date: 09/01/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Taking Video-Taped Deposition of Sandy Klein filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/01/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Taking Video-Taped Deposition of Robert Canale filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 09/01/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Taking Video-Taped Deposition of Lina Torio filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Third Supplemental Response to Respondent's First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/30/2021
- Proceedings: Second Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Dr. Freeman) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2021
- Proceedings: Claimants' Notice of Objection to Respondent's Notice of Production from Non-Parties dated 8/23/21 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/26/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Nottmeier) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/23/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's Second Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/18/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Vincenty) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/18/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Nottmeier) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/18/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Lancaster) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/18/2021
- Proceedings: Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Dr. Freeman; Amended to include Notice of Videographer) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/17/2021
- Proceedings: Second Amended Notice of Taking Video Taped Deposition (Doris Earle) filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/13/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Second Amended Supplemental Answer to Respondent's First Interrogatory No. 7 filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/11/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's Motion for Protective Order regarding Causation and Comparative Fault Discovery and Motion in Limine to Prohibit the Admission of Causation and Comparative Fault Evidence filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/09/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Second Supplemental Responses to Respondent's First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/09/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Second Supplemental Answers to Respondent's First Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/06/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Motion for Protective Order regarding Causation and Comparative Fault Discovery and Motion in Limine to Prohibit the Admission of Causation and Comparative Fault Evidence filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 08/06/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Notice of Withdrawal of Motion to Compel a Better Response to Claimant's First Interrogatories and First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/30/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Response in Opposition to Respondent's Motion to Compel a Better Response to First Interrogatories and Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/29/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Responses to Respondent's Expert Witness Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/29/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Answers to Respondent's Expert Witness Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/28/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Amended Supplemental Answers to Respondent's First Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/26/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Supplemental Answers to Respondent's First Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/26/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Supplemental Response to Respondent's First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 07/23/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Motion to Compel a Better Response to Claimant's First Interrogatories and First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/29/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center's Notice of Service of Expert Witness Interrogatories to Claimant filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/29/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center's Expert Witness Request for Production to Claimant filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/24/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Notice of Service of Answers to Claimant's Expert Witness Interogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/24/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's First Request for Expert Witness Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/24/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Response to Claimant's First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/16/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Responses to Respondent's First Request for Production filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 06/16/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Answers to Respondent's First Interrogatories filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/25/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Serving Expert Witness Interrogatories to Respondent filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/25/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Expert Witness Request for Production to Respondent filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/20/2021
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s First Request for Production to Plaintiff filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/20/2021
- Proceedings: Defendant St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.'s Notice of Service of First Interrogatories to Plaintiff filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 05/14/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Arbitration Hearing (hearing set for November 16 and 17, 2021; 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time; Jacksonville).
- PDF:
- Date: 05/11/2021
- Proceedings: Joint Stipulation in Response to Order Concerning Assessment Arbitration filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/30/2021
- Proceedings: Respondent's Notice of Designation of Alternate Arbitrator filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/25/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Certificate of Alternate Arbitrator, Lindsay Tygart, Esq. filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/25/2021
- Proceedings: Notice of Filing Certificate of Arbitrator, Grant Kuvin, Esq. filed.
- PDF:
- Date: 03/25/2021
- Proceedings: Claimant's Notice of Designation of Alternate Arbitrator (Lindsay Tygart) filed.
Case Information
- Judge:
- LISA SHEARER NELSON
- Date Filed:
- 03/19/2021
- Date Assignment:
- 07/16/2021
- Last Docket Entry:
- 03/29/2022
- Location:
- Jacksonville, Florida
- District:
- Northern
- Agency:
- Medical Arbitration
- Suffix:
- MA
Counsels
-
James Brent Allen, Esquire
Suite 400
200 West Forsyth Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 236-4929 -
Melissa Gunion, Esquire
Suite 2300
110 Southeast 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 467-6400 -
Daniel Harwin, Esquire
Suite 2300
110 Southeast 6th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
(954) 467-6400 -
Grant A. Kuvin, Esquire
Suite 1100
76 South Laura Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
(904) 361-7170 -
E. Victoria Penny, Esquire
2508 Barrington Circle
Tallahassee, FL 32308
(850) 222-2920 -
Elisabeth A. Adamson, Esquire
Address of Record -
S. William Fuller, Jr., Esquire
Address of Record -
Davis C. Love, Esquire
Address of Record -
Miles A. McGrane, III, Esquire
Address of Record -
Brooke Taylor, Esquire
Address of Record -
Miles A McGrane, III, Esquire
Address of Record