Michael Schiavo Poised To Sue Caregivers

Tampa Bay Online ^ | 8/10/05 | David Sommer

[marshmallow]

CLEARWATER - Michael Schiavo has asked a court to waive the two-year statute of limitations on filing a medical malpractice lawsuit against one or more of his deceased wife's caregivers.

Terri Schiavo, 41, died March 31 after her feeding tube was removed after a seven-year court battle.

Schiavo's attorney in this case, Mark Perenich, said he was not able to discuss the proposed lawsuit behind Tuesday's request for an extension of the two-year statute of limitations.

By law, medical malpractice lawsuits must be filed within two years of the alleged misconduct unless an extension is granted.

In October 2003, Terri Schiavo's feeding tube was removed on court order. Doctors reinserted it on orders from Gov. Jeb Bush.

[GatorGirl]

Oops, I didn't mean I find merit in a suit against the nurses, just that I agree that it might be a valid speculation by the author of the piece! Poor sentence construction on my part!

[nicmarlo]

Uniform Case	Pinellas Case	Section	Case Type	Type
522005CA005436XXCICI	05005436CI	HNO	MED MAL PRAC EXT	PM
Style:	SCHIAVO MICHAEL PR
vs.	IN RE
Jury Trial	STIP	NOTH	Reason	Type Disp.
Filling Date	Appeal Date	Judg. Date	Reop Date	Docket Date
08/09/05
Case/Cat
PROFESSIONAL MALPRAC

 

3 Docket Entries, 08/09/05 to 08/09/05

Pages	Date	P/D	Docket Entry	Ver
	08/09/05	PLAINTIFF	CIRCUIT CIVIL FILING FEE PAID $ $37.50	N
	08/09/05	PLAINTIFF	PETITION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME	F
	08/09/05	PLAINTIFF	THIS CASE ASSIGNED BY CLERK TO SECTION HNO BY 0040 - HOLD PM	N

[dennisw]

scum!

[nickcarraway]

Hey, a lot of people consider Michael Schiavo a hero, and "caregiver if the year."

[nicmarlo]

ain't he, though.

[PilloryHillary]

Michael got what he wanted: Lots of cash and dead wife. Hasn't this scumball made enough blood money?

[green pastures]

Evidently the "Gaurdian of the Year" award wasn't one of a monetary nature...

[SJackson]

The speculation regarding suing the Governor and Legislature is flawed because that happened less than two years ago, and both would be immune from such a suit, anyway.

And I can't imagine the legislation barred him from filing suit anyway, which would be the only connection to the limitations.

suit against the nurses might have merit, but can you imagine the theory of the case? They committed malpractice by cutting her nails and brushing her teeth?

If it was ongoing, and they weren't fired, someone needs to sue Teri's guardian.

[noah]

Yes.But the courts have been gOOOOOd to Michael. He's just staying with his source of success.

[chuckles]

There is a bright side to everything. Maybe "discovery" would be interesting. I think alot of things might get re-investigated if he sues. One might be, that there was no evidence of bulemia, which he sued for in the first place. If they counter sue, he could be "disgourged"(have to give the first award back).

I think he should probably leave it alone. He probably won't if he is the egotistical maniac that I think he is. After all, he just got away with murder. I have an ex- brother in law like that. The same as the Van der Sloot guy in Aruba. Gets his way all the time, even if he means he has to kill to get it. They even look the same.

[veronica]

A bit of poetic justice. As I recall his attorney had a financial interest in the nursing home, who I presume is a target of the lawsuit.

Well that would be funny, but I suspect he's not going to sue the hospice, just the docs who treated her when she collapsed. Though hasn't he already gotten a settlement from the insurance companies for that phase? Greedy little bugger - double dipping....

[Jrabbit]

Perhaps he's going to sue the original doctors....the ones in the ER. They kept her alive when she was supposed to die. Poor Mickey was forced to sue the personal doctor and go through years of pure hell trying to kill her because of the ER docs screw-up.

[nicmarlo]

Pinellas Records Civil/Small Claims - Name Lookup

Pursuant to Florida Statute 28.2221 (5)(a) the Clerk is not authorized to post
records on this site pertaining to military discharges, death certificates, or
court records pertaining to Family, Juvenile, or Probate matters.

10 name(s), SCHIAVO MICHAEL to SCHIAVO THERESA M

Link To	PD	Party 1	Case	Action	Date	Party 2	Section	ID Nmbr
	I	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		HABEAS CORPUS	12/02/03	WATTS GORDON WAYNE	88A	999799
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		DECLARATORY	10/21/03	BUSH JEB	020	999999
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		INJUNCTION	05/22/90	PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	007	999999
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		MALPRAC PROF	10/30/90	NEUHARDT ROBERT G MD	018	999799
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		MALPRAC PROF	10/30/90	NEUHARDT ROBERT G MD	018	999999
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		MED MAL PRAC	02/20/92	PRAWER JOEL S M D	015	999999
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO MICHAEL		MED MAL PRAC EXT	08/09/05	IN RE	HNO	999999
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO THERESA		MED MAL PRAC EXT	08/09/05	IN RE	HNO	999799
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO THERESA		INJUNCTION	05/22/90	PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	007	999799
	PLAINTIFF	SCHIAVO THERESA M		MALPRAC PROF	10/30/90	NEUHARDT ROBERT G MD	018	999699

[veronica]

I'm surprised he didn't hire Pretty Boy Edwards, the Democrat Ken Doll to handle the suit. ;)

[SJackson]

There is a bright side to everything. Maybe "discovery" would be interesting. I think alot of things might get re-investigated if he sues....I think he should probably leave it alone.

You're right, IMO, if he wants money he should write a book, which I'm sure would become a TV movie. He could play himself.

[tutstar]

good find nic, I was just at the site earlier looking up some stuff...

[nicmarlo]

I figured it would be in there....he seems to be real good at filing lawsuits....he's been doing this now, full time, for 15 years....he probably prefers this to working...oh, that's right...Terri always supported him when she could talk...now that he's got her dead, he wants her to support him from the grave...

[trustandobey]

Words fail me, they always do when it comes to this murderer.
He remains proud of the fact that he made Terri and her family suffer and will prolong her family's agony as long as possible. Little does he know that he is prolonging the suffering he will someday endure because of this.

[SJackson]

Well that would be funny...

Want funny from Felos?

From On the Holocaust, from Litigation as Spiritual Practice. Collectively, Jews have agreed to die, in their former lives.

"The human race, driven by greed and lust for violence came, with the impending advent of nuclear weapons, upon the verge of annihilation. Only the most shocking example of human debasement, only an unimaginable cruelty could waken humanity before the hovering doom descended."

The Jewish people, long ago in their collective consciousness, agreed to play the role of the lamb whose slaughter was necessary to shock humanity into a new moral consciousness. Their sacrifice saved humanity at the brink of extinction and propelled us into a new age."

"If our minds can conceive of an uplifting Holocaust, can it be so difficult to look another way at the slights and injuries and abuses we perceive were inflicted upon us?" (Litigation as Spiritual Practice page 240)

[dennisw]

Good work. You can't tell who he's suing can you?