FMA Vows to Appeal Medical Liability Ruling

With U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle ruling this week against medical liability reforms passed by the Legislature signed earlier this year, the Florida Medical Association (FMA) pushed back on Thursday and vowed to appeal.

"The FMA is disappointed in the recent ruling by Judge Hinkle regarding the ex parte provision of the 2013 Florida Legislature's medical liability reform law, said Dr. Alan Harmon, the president of the FMA. The FMA reviewed the entire law and we still feel that the Florida Legislature took great pains to ensure that this legislation was fully compliant with federal law. The FMA disagrees with this ruling and stands ready to assist with an appeal. We are confident that this law will be upheld upon appeal.