Opinion
No. 2D06-792.
April 16, 2008.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hills-borough County; Sam D. Pendino, Judge.
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.
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) (stating that "[n]o judgment shall be set aside or reversed, or new trial granted by any court of the state in any cause . . . unless in the opinion of the court . . . after an examination of the entire case it shall appear that the error complained of has resulted in a miscarriage of justice.").
Reversed and remanded.
FULMER, SILBERMAN, and KELLY, JJ., Concur.