Party Discovery: BURG, DEBORAH A vs. WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIANS NETWORK, LLC

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                                Filing # 143163551 E-Filed 02/02/2022 03:13:00 PM



                 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
                      IN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, STATE OF FLORIDA
                               GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVISION


        DEBORAH COOPER BURG, by and through
        her Court- appointed Guardians, WILLIAM D. PRUITT,
        CPA and RICKY BURG; NICOLE          BURG, her daughter;
        and RICKY BURG, her spouse,

               Plaintiffs,

        vs.


        WEST FLORIDA PHYSICIAN NETWORK, LLC;
        DILENDRA WEERASINGHE; JOHN RIOUX;                             CASE NO. .: 2020-000616 CA
        FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC. d/b/a
        FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; ABIGAIL
        UTECH; SOVI JOSEPH, M.D., P.A.; SOVI JOSEPH;
        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.
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              DEFENDANT FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL’S NOTICE OF SERVING
               VERIFIED ANSWERS TO PLAINTIFFS’ EXPERT INTERROGATORIES

               Defendant FAWCETT       MEMORIAL       HOSPITAL,        by and through undersigned counsel

        and pursuant to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure    1.340, hereby gives notice of filing verified

        answers to Plaintiffs’ Expert Interrogatories served on December 6, 2021.

                                       CERTIFICATE         OF SERVICE

                 I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and accurate copy of the above and foregoing has been
         furnished by electronic mail delivery on this 2™ day of February, 2022 to:




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Edward   R. Blumberg,    Esquire,   Deutsch   Blumberg    & Caballero,   PA.,   Deutsch   Blumberg   &
Caballero, P.A., New World Tower, Suite 2802, 100 N. Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132,
ERB@DeutschBlumberg.com; rmitchell@Deutschblumberg.com; Counsel for PLAINTIFFS;

John M. Stewart, Esquire and Michael J. Swan, Esquire, Rossway Swan Tierney Barry & Oliver,
P.L., 2101   Indian River Blvd., Ste. 200, Vero Beach,       FL 32960,   jstewart@rosswayswan.com;
mswan@rosswayswan.com; cdelo@rosswayswan.com; Co-Counsel for PLAINTIFFS;

Victoria N. Ferrentino, Esquire, Bush Graziano Rice & Platter, P.A., 100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite
1400,      Tampa,       FL      33602,    eserve@bgrplaw.com;        vferrentino@bgrplaw.com;
dhensley@bgrplaw.com;       Counsel    FOR     JOHN      RIOUX,    MD     AND     WEST      FLORIDA
PHYSICIAN NETWORK,          LLC D/B/A GULF POINTE SURGICAL SPECIALISTS;

Jay P. Chimpoulis, Esquire and Susanne E. Riedhammer, Esquire, Chimpoulis & Hunter, P.A.,
159     South     Pine     Island   Road,    Suite    510,    Plantation,  FL      33324,
jchimpoulis@chimpoulishunter.com;     sriedhammer@chimpoulishunter.com,    Counsel     for
VANCE MALONEY, III, M.D. AND PUNTA GORDA MEDICAL INVESTORS, LLC D/B/A
LIFE CARE CENTER OF PUNTA GORDA;

Richard Bowers, Esquire, Brandon R. Scheele, Esquire, Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., 501 East
Kennedy Blvd, Suite 1700, Tampa, FL 33602, rbowers@bankerlopez.com;                 ervice-
rbowers@bankerlopez.com,    service-bscheele@bankerlopez.com;  Counsel for DILENDRA
WEERASINGHE, M.D.;

Brett P. Gliosca, Esq. and Jeff Goodis, Esquire, La Cava Jacobson & Goodis, 150 2"! Avenue
North,     1s      Floor,   St.    Petersburg,    FL    33701,    stp-pleadings@ljglegal.com;
bgliosca@ljglegal.com, mmorgan@lijglegal.com,         and jgoodis@ljglegal.com,    Counsel for SOVI
JOSEPH, M.D. AND SOVI JOSEPH, M.D., P.A.;

Ron M. Campbell, Esq., Barry A. Postman, Esq., and Daniel C. Calvert, Esq., Cole, Scott &
Kissane, P.A., 27300 Riverview Center Boulevard, Suite 200, Bonita Springs, Florida 34134,
barry.postman@csklegal.com;     ron.campbell@csklegal.com;     daniel.calvert@csklegal.com;
krystal.perez@csklegal.com:   Daniela.perez@csklegal.com.   counsel    for  MILLENNIUM
PHYSICIAN GROUP, LLC. AND CATHY CRISS;

Gavrila A. Brotz, Esq., Bush. Graziano, Rice & Platter, PA, 100 S. Ashley Drive, Suite 1400,
Tampa, FL     33602, eserve@bgrplaw.com; gbrotz@bgrplaw.com, co-counsel for FAWCETT
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; and,

John D. Emmanuel, Esq., Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney P.C., 401 E Jackson St, Suite 2400,
Tampa, FL 44602, john.emmanuel@bipc.com; sabrina.storno@bipc.com;, co-counsel for
FAWCETT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.




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/s/ Alexandra S. Farren
  Ronald E. Bush, Esq.
  Florida Bar No.: 443964
  Alexandra S. Farren, Esq.
  Florida Bar No.: 1018542
  Bush Graziano Rice & Platter, P.A.
  100 South Ashley Drive, Suite 1400
  Tampa, FL 33602
  Phone: (813) 228-7000 — Fax: (813) 273-0091
  Primary: eserve@bgrplaw.com
  Secondary: bconde@bgrplaw.com
  Attorney for Defendants, Fawcett Memorial
  Hospital and Abigail Utech




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