Mankowitz v. Fishermen's Hospital

Full title: BARRY J. MANKOWITZ, M.D., Appellant, vs. FISHERMEN'S HOSPITAL, INC., a…

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: Mar 22, 2000

753 So. 2d 753 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

Opinion

No. 3D99-1092.

Opinion filed March 22, 2000.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Sandra Taylor, Judge; L.T. No. 95-10235.

Young, Berman, Karpf Gonzalez, and Andrew S. Berman, for appellant.

Wayne LaRue Smith, and Keith W. Upson (Key West), for appellees.

Before LEVY, and GERSTEN, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

PER CURIAM.

We reverse the order dismissing the complaint for lack of prosecution. The pendency of a parallel lawsuit involving the same parties constitutes good cause to avoid dismissal. See Insua v. Chantres, 665 So.2d 288 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996); Maler v. Baptist Hosp. of Miami, Inc., 532 So.2d 79 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Smith v. St. George Island Gulf Beaches, Inc., 343 So.2d 847 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976).

Reversed.