Defendants petitioned for a writ of certiorari seeking to quash denial of their motion to dismiss a wrongful death action. Prior to suit, Plaintiff gave pre-suit notice to Arch Creek Nursing Home, but not to other defendants that were sued. See Fla. Stat. § 400.0233. In their motion to dismiss, Defendants argued that each defendant must be served with pre-suit notice. Plaintiff responded arguing “that by sending the pre-suit notice to Arch Creek Nursing Home, he had complied with the pre-suit notice requirements as to all five-named defendants since (1) Arch Creek Nursing Home was sold to Arch Plaza, Inc. prior to Mrs. Perpall’s admission to the nursing home and are thus, the same entity; and (2) Arch Creek Nursing Home, Arch Plaza, Inc., and the other three-named defendants are all owned by the same person, Russell Galbut, have the same registered agent, and have the same registered principal place of business.” The purpose of the pre-suit notice statute is to encourage pre-suit investigation, discussions, settlement and screening to avoid frivolous lawsuits. So long as these functions are served, it should be construed in a manner that does not unduly restrict a citizen’s access to court. The Court denied the petition finding that pre-suit notice to any prospective defendant operates as notice to any other prospective defendant who bears a legal relationship to the prospective defendant receiving notice.
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