Roig Lawyers Tampa Partner Speaker at Hillsborough County Bar Association Health Care Section Luncheon

February 4, 2015

Ed Carbone, managing partner of Roig Lawyers’ Tampa office, speaks at the Hillsborough County Bar Association Health Care Section Luncheon: Medical Malpractice: The Year in Review.

Ed covered a variety of topics including: Florida Supreme Court decision regarding non-economic damage caps and causation, update on some novel theories of liability, discussion regarding voluntary binding arbitration, and current law regarding ex parte conferences with treating physicians.

Ed primarily represents hospitals, physicians, hospices, and other healthcare providers.

As a litigator, he defends providers against claims for medical malpractice, general negligence, billing and collections issues, and other claims, both at trial and on appeal. He has significant experience handling birth injury claims, including disputes over the applicability of Florida’s Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA) no-fault compensation program for birth-related neurological injuries.