Trial Materials: BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLC

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                                Filing # 138168980 E-Filed 11/09/2021 10:57:23 AM




                    IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
                             IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDA

         DEBORAH       COOPER BURG,
         by and through her Court-Appointed
         Guardian, RICKY BURG,
         NICOLE BURG, her daughter; and
         RICKY    BURG,        her spouse,

                 Plaintiffs,

        Vv.                                                        Case No.: 2020-000616-CA

        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;
        HARBOR MEDICAL GROUP, LLC; AHSAN KAMAL;
        SOVI JOSEPH M.D., P.A.; SOV! JOSEPH;
        DOMINGO E. GALLIANO, JR., P.A.; DOMINGO
        GALLIANO, JR.; 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, Ill,

                 Defendants.
                                                                   /

                                 DEFENDANTS’ EXPERT WITNESS DISCLOSURE


                 Defendants SOVI        JOSEPH,   M.D. and SOVI JOSEPH,   M.D., P.A. by and through

         undersigned counsel, pursuant to this Court’s Case Management Plan and Order dated
         May 6, 2021, disclose the following expert witnesses:
Malcolm Stanley Branch, MD, FACP,                        FASGE
                       40 Duke Medicine Circle
                       Durham,       NC 27710

                       Dr. Branch is Board certified in the field of gastroenterology.                               Attached is Dr.

Branch’s Curriculum Vitae.                   Dr. Branch will testify as to standard of care and causation.

           2           Laura S. Boylan, MD, FAAN, FANA
                       230 West 105" Street, # 5A
                       New York, NY 10025

                       Dr. Boylan is Board certified in the fields of psychiatry and neurology.

Attached is Dr. Boylan’s Curriculum Vitae.                         Dr. Boylan will testify as to causation and

damages.

                                               CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

           | HEREBY          CERTIFY that | electronically filed the foregoing with the Clerk of the

Circuit Court on this 9" day of November 2021, using the Florida Courts eFiling Portal

which          will   send      a   notice     of    electronic     filing      to:     Edward        R.    Blumberg,          Esq.      at

erb@deutschblumberg.com;                                                              ccaballero@deutschblumberg.com;

bblumberg@deutschblumberg.com;                                                         rmitchell@deutschblumberg.com;

hcastillo@deutschblumberg.com                          (Attorney    for Plaintiff);           Michael      J. Swan,         Esquire      at

mswan@rosswayswan.com                          and      cdelo@rosswayswan.com                        (Attorney        for     Plaintiff);

Victoria                 N               Ferrentino,                Esq.                 at                eserve@bgrplaw.com;

vferrentino@bgrplaw.com;                     dhensley@bgrplaw.com;                    ereybolds@bgrplaw.com                  (Attorney

for John Rioux, M.D. and West Florida Physician Network, LLC d/b/a Gulf Pointe Surgical

Specialists);            Richard             Mangan,         Esq.          at         rbm.service@rissman.com;                        and

stephanie.doyle@rissman.com;                         ktc.service@rissman.com                      (Attorney    for    Nandini         Kiri,

M.D.           and      Nandi        Kiri,     M.D.,       PAY);      Susanne                 E     Riedhammer,              Esq.        at
sriedhammer@chimpoulishunter.com                           (Attorney for Vance            Maloney,            Ill, MD     and   Punta

Gorda Medical Investors, LLC d/b/a Life Care Center of Punta Gorda); Ronald E. Bush,

Esq. at eserve@bgrplaw.com; rbush@bgrplaw.com; and bconde@bgrplaw.com (Attorney

for   Fawcett       Memorial          Hospital       and        Abigail      Utech);     Gavrila         A.      Brotz,     Esq.     at

eserve@bgrplaw.com                  and    gbrotz@bgrplaw.com                    (Co-Counsel       for        Fawcett      Memorial

Hospital);        John          D         Emmanuel,             Esq.        at      john.emmanuel@bipc.com                         and

sabrina.storno@bipc.com                   (Additional Counsel for Fawcett Memorial                            Hospital); Scott B.

Albee,       Esq.         at        salbee@fulmerleroy.com;                        rstevens@fulmerleroy.com;                       and

kanderson@fulmerleroy.com                    (Attorney for Arturo Rodriguez-Martin,                       M.D.); and Richard

Bowers, Esq. at service-rbowers@bankerlopez.com (Attorney for Dilendra Weerasinghe,

M.D.);       R.          Ryan             Rivas,         Esq.          at          trivas@hallboothsmith.com                       and

mhobbs@hallboothsmith.com (Attorney for Susan Bruner); Ron M. Campbell, Esq. and

Barry A. Postman,              Esq. at ron.campbell@csklegal.com;                       barry.postman@csklegal.com;

krystal.perez@csklegal.com                  and Daniela.perex@csklegal.com                     (Attorney for Millennium

Physician Group LLC and Cathy Criss).

                                                   LA CAVA JACOBSON & GOODIS, P.A.
                                                   Attorneys for Defendants,
                                                   Sovi Joseph M.D. and Sovi Joseph, M.D., PA
                                                   200 Central Avenue, Suite 250
                                                   St. Petersburg, FL 33701
                                                   Telephone: (727) 477-1013
                                                   FAX: (727) 550-0811

                                                   By:      /s/ Brett P. Gliosca
                                                             BRETT P. GLIOSCA, ESQUIRE
                                                             Florida Bar No.: 0107501
                                                             JEFFREY M. GOODIS, ESQUIRE
                                                             Florida Bar No.: 0946524
                                                             Primary:            stp-pleadings@ljglegal.com
                                                             Secondary: bgliosca@liglegal.com
                                                             Tertiary: mmorgan@liglegal.com