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Carr v. Broward County, 541 So. 2d 92 (Fla. 1989)

The Florida Supreme Court decision sustaining medical-malpractice repose under the access-to-courts framework.

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Source type
Court decision
Date
March 9, 1989
Issuing body or court
Supreme Court of Florida
Jurisdiction
Florida
Citation
541 So. 2d 92 (Fla. 1989)
Provenance
Direct public opinion or session-law page; record compiled by Florida Hellthcare.
Completeness and known gaps
Complete public text linked; verify reporter pagination before quotation.
Source checked
2026-09-12

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Holding: Carr upheld the medical-malpractice statute of repose against the Article I, section 21 challenge by relying on the announced crisis and the conclusion that no less stringent measure would solve the identified problem.

Boundary: Whether later evidence, changed conditions, or additional alternatives affect application of that reasoning is a research and litigation argument, not an existing overruling of Carr.

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