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  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
  • BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLCMedical Malpractice document preview
						
                                

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Filing # 128145655 E-Filed 06/04/2021 03:36:20 PM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 20% JUDICIAL COURT IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA DEBORAH COOPER BURG, by and through her Court-appointed Guardian, RICKY BURG; NICOLE BURG, her daughter; and RICKY BURG, her spouse, Plaintiffs, Vv. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC; DILENDRA WEERASINGHE; JOHN RIOUX; FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. d/b/a FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; SUSAN BRUNER; ABIGAIL UTECH; NANDINI KIRI, M.D., P.A.; NANDINI KIRI; SOVI JOSEPH, M.D., P.A.; SOVI JOSEPH; ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-MARTIN, M.D., P.L.; ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-MARTIN; MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP; CATHY CRISS; LIFE CARE CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.; PUNTA GORDA MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC d/b/a LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUNTA GORDA; LIFE CARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC; and VANCE MALONEY, III, Defendants. / PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO COMPEL AS TO DEFENDANTS MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LL MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GR‘ P AND CATHY CRISS & Catallere, PA. NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 2 COME NOW the Plaintiffs, DEBORAH COOPER BURG, by and through her Court- appointed Guardian, RICKY BURG; NICOLE BURG, her daughter; and RICKY BURG, her spouse, by and through their undersigned attorneys, and move the Court to enter an order compelling production by Defendants MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP and CATHY CRISS as to Defendant DR. CATHY CRISS’ employment agreement(s) in effect in August 2019 and as grounds therefore state: 1. Defendant DR. CATHY CRISS assumed the responsibility of being attending physician for Plaintiff DEBORAH COOPER BURG on or about August 19, 2019 through the balance of the month of August 2019. Defendant CATHY CRISS has testified at all pertinent times that she was an employee of Defendant MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP and acted in the course and scope of this employment. Defendant CATHY CRISS billed for services rendered for Plaintiff DEBORAH COOPER BURG although it is believed that the payment for those services went to Defendant MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAL GROUP. In Plaintiffs’ first request for production to Defendant MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, Plaintiffs made the following request: (4) Any and all contracts and agreements between you and any other individual or entity, including but not limited to, Defendant CATHY CRISS including employment contracts, provider contracts and/or staffing contracts, billing contracts, and compensation & Catallere, PA. NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 3 contracts which related to medical services provided to Plaintiff DEBORAH COOPER BURG. 5. In Plaintiffs’ first request for production to Defendant CATHY CRISS, Plaintiffs made the following request: (4) Any and all contracts and agreements between you and any other individual or entity, including but not limited to, Defendant MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP including employment contracts, provider contracts and/or staffing contracts, billing contracts, and compensation contracts which related to medical services provided to Plaintiff DEBORAH COOPER BURG. That Defendants MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP and CATHY CRISS produced in response to Plaintiffs’ first request for production an employment agreement between Defendant CATHY CRISS and Murdock Family Medicine, LLC. During the deposition of DR. CATHY CRISS on June 4, 2021, she testified that there is a separate and distinct employment agreement which was in effect in August 2019 that superseded the earlier produced employment agreement with Murdock Family Medicine, LLC. Plaintiffs were not provided either before or during the deposition of DR. CATHY CRISS with the relevant employment agreement between CATHY CRISS and MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP. Defendant DR. CATHY CRISS, in her deposition, testified that she did not know the terms of that employment agreement and could not testify as to what the MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP employment agreement provided. NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 4 10.The undersigned has conferred with counsel for Defendants MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP and CATHY CRISS who indicated that they did not have the MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP employment agreement but would make further inquiry in this regard. 11.That under the totality of the circumstances, a Court Order is requested that Defendants MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP and DR. CATHY CRISS produce forthwith the MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP employment agreement. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE WE HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the foregoing has been furnished by e-service this 4" day of June, 2021, to: see attached service list. DEUTSCH BLUMBERG & CABALLERO, P.A. Attorneys for Plaintiffs 100 North Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 2802 Miami, Florida 33132 (305) 358-6329/ (305) 358-9304 (facsimile) erb@deutschblumberg.com By: _s/Edward R. Blumberg EDWARD R. BLUMBERG, ESQ. Florida Bar No. 190870 & Catallere, PA. NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 5 BURG v. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA SERVICE LIST John M. Stewart, Esquire Michael J. Swan, Esquire Rossway Swan Tierney Barry & Oliver, P.L. Co-Counsel for PLAINTIFFS 2101 Indian River Boulevard, Suite 200 Vero Beach, Florida 32960 Telephone: (772) 231-4440 E-Mails: jstewart@rosswayswan.com, mswan@rosswayswan.com;cdelo@rosswayswan.com Richard K. Bowers, Esquire Brandon R. Scheele, Esquire Bankers Lopez Gassler, P.A. Attorneys for DILENDRA WEERASINGHE 501 East Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 1700 Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: 813-221-1500 Fax: 813-222-3066 Email: service-rbowers@bankerlopez.com ; service-bscheele@bankerlopez.com Jay P. Chimpoulis, Esquire Susanne E. Riedhammer, Esquire Chimpoulis & Hunter, P.A. Attorneys for Defendants PUNTA GORDA MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC d/b/a LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUNTA GORDA; LIFE CARE PHYSICIAN SERVICES, LLC; and VANCE MALONEY, Ill 150 S. Pine Island Road, Suite 510 Plantation, FL 33324 Telephone: 954-463-0033 Fax: 954-463-9562 Email: JCHimpoulis@ChimpoulisHunter.com Victoria N. Ferrentino, Esq. Erin B. Reynolds, Esq. Bush Graziano Rice & Platter, P.A. Attorneys for Defendants WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC and JOHN RIOUX 100 S, Ashley Drive, #1400 Tampa, FL 33602 Telephone: 813-228-7000 Fax: 813-273-0091 NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 6 Emails: vferrentino@bgrplaw.com;eserve@barplaw.com; and dhensley@barplaw.com reynolds@barplaw.com Brett P. Gliosca, Esq. Jeffrey M. Goodis, Esq. LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS, P.A. Attorneys for Defendants SOVI JOSEPH and SOVI JOSEPH, M.D., P.A. 200 Central Avenue, Suite 250 St. Petersburg, FL 33701 Office: 727-477-1013 Fax: 727-550-0811 Emails: stp-pleadings@ljglegal.com; baliosca@ligiegal.com; nkovacic@liglegal.com Frances G. Prockop, Esq. Alexandra S. Farren, Esq. Bush Graziano Rice & Platter, P.A. Attorneys for Defendant FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. and ABIGAIL UTECH 100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1400 Tampa, FL 33602 Office: 813-228-7000 Fax: 813-229-6316 Emails: eserve@barplaw.com; !plyushko@barplaw.com Richard B. Mangan, Jr., Esq. Kelsey T. Campbell, Esq. RISSMAN, BARRETT, HURT DONAHUE, McLAIN & MANGAN, P.A. Attorneys for Defendants NANDINI KIRI, M.D., and NANDINI KIRI, M.D., P.A. 1 North Dale Mabry Highway, 11th Floor Tampa, FL 33609 Telephone: (813) 221-3114 Facsimile: (813) 221-3033 Emails: rbm.service@rissman.com; ktc.service@rissman.com; Stephanie.doyle@rissman.com Scott B. Albee, Esq. Ryan B. Stevens, Esq. Fulmer LeRoy & Albee, PLLC Attorneys for ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-MARTIN and ARTURO RODRIGUEZ-MARTIN, M.D., P.L. 5544 Central Avenue Saint Petersburg, Florida 33707 Telephone -727-217-2500 NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928 Burg v West Florida Physician Network, LLC, et al. CASE NO. 2020-000616 CA Page 7 Email: sAlbee@fulmerleroy.com; rstevens@fulmerleroy.com; eservicetpa@fulmerleroy.com R. Ryan Rivas, Esq. Hall Booth Smith, P.C. Attorneys for SUSAN BRUNER 2202 North Westshore Boulevard, Suite 200 Tampa, Florida 33607 Telephone — 727-568-8435 Emails: rrivas@hallboothsmith.com; NContreras@hallboothsmith.com Barry A. Postman, Esq. Ron M. Campbell, Esq. Daniel C. Calvert, Esq. Cole, Scott & Kissane, P.A. Attorneys for CATHY CRISS and MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC d/b/a MILLENNIUM PHYSICIAN GROUP 27300 Riverview Center Boulevard, Suite 200 Bonita Springs, FL 34134 Telephone: 239-690-7925 Facsimile: 239-738-7778 Emails: barry.postman@csklegal.com; ron.campbell@csklegal.com; daniel.calvert@csklegal.com; krystal.perez@csklegal.com; daniela.perez@csklegal.com Walter H. Tache, Esq. Gavrila A. Brotz, Esq. Tache, Bronis, and Descalzo, P.A. Co-Counsel for Defendant FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 150 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 600 Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: 305-537-9565 Facsimile: 305-537-9567 Emails: wtache@tachebronis.com; service@tachebronis.com; gbrotz@tachebronis.com NEW WORLD TOWER « 100 N. BISCAYNE BOULEVARD, SUITE 2802 - MIAMI, FLORIDA $3992 » TEL (05) 388-6928