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Richardson v. Well States Healthcare

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Aug 17, 2022
No. 3D21-0914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 17, 2022)

Opinion

3D21-0914

08-17-2022

Shantell L. Richardson, Appellant, v. Well States Healthcare, et al., Appellees.

Toth Funes PA, and Freddy Funes, for appellant. Johnson, Cassidy, Newlon & DeCort, P.A., and Christopher L. DeCort and Nicole Deese Newlon (Tampa); Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., and Kelly D. Haywood (Valrico), for appellee Well States Healthcare.


Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Lower Tribunal No. 18-13312 Migna Sanchez-Llorens, Judge.

Toth Funes PA, and Freddy Funes, for appellant.

Johnson, Cassidy, Newlon & DeCort, P.A., and Christopher L. DeCort and Nicole Deese Newlon (Tampa); Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., and Kelly D. Haywood (Valrico), for appellee Well States Healthcare.

Before EMAS, HENDON and BOKOR, JJ.

PER CURIAM

Affirmed. See Fernandez v. Homestar at Miller Cove, Inc., 935 So.2d 547, 551 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) (observing that where an agreement is "clear and unambiguous . . . 'a court is powerless to rewrite the contract to make it more reasonable or advantageous for one of the contracting parties'") (quoting in part Emergency Assocs. of Tampa, P.A. v. Sassano, 664 So.2d 1000, 1003 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995)); see also A.J. v State, 677 So.2d 935, 937 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996) ("The patient's express or implied acceptance of the provider's estimate gives rise to an enforceable contract to pay the amount of the bill.").


Summaries of

Richardson v. Well States Healthcare

Florida Court of Appeals, Third District
Aug 17, 2022
No. 3D21-0914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 17, 2022)
Case details for

Richardson v. Well States Healthcare

Case Details

Full title:Shantell L. Richardson, Appellant, v. Well States Healthcare, et al.…

Court:Florida Court of Appeals, Third District

Date published: Aug 17, 2022

Citations

No. 3D21-0914 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Aug. 17, 2022)