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Doctor May Be Liable for "Jane" Doe' Call In:Florida's Statute of Repose states that no medical malpractice action may be commenced after four years from the date of alleged negligence, and a doctor thought he was in the clear because he had last seen a patient in 1990 and suit was not filed against him until 1998. However, Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal held that because a prescription for the patient was refilled at a pharmacy by a phone in order from someone named "Jane" in 1996 and the doctor had an employee named Jane working for him, summary judgment granted in favor of the doctor based on the Statute of Repose must be reversed. (Kasbar v. Elias, 26 Fla.L.Weekly D1399, Florida 4th DCA, May 30, 2001)
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