Eileen Hernandez, M.d., Petitioners v. Lualhati Crespo, Respondents

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida held that the arbitration agreement between Mrs. Crespo and the petitioning physicians is void as against public policy because it omits statutory protections required by the Medical Malpractice Act, affirmed the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision and reversed the Second District’s contrary ruling; a dissent argued the agreement should be enforced, while a concurrence agreed with the majority’s reasoning.