[Mr. Bird]

I'm of the opinion that the prosecutors should have (if they are going to pursue this after all) approached the doctors to determine probable cause, or even relevance. A physician, ultimately, is the only person with the proven expertise to determine if "doctor shopping" (in the criminal sense) has occurred.

Petitioning medical records is overkill. The state need only interview the doctors involved and ask if they would report the individual for criminal shopping. As I understand it, Florida law has a second layer of record privacy, which can't be evaded through a mere warrant. A lawyer is not in a position to determine (convincingly) that someone is doctor shopping; only a doctor could do that.

[Mr. Bird]

And I encourage everyone to read this post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/981703/posts

It appears that Boca Raton prosecutors should have a full docket of doctor shopping cases for the next several years.