The appellate decision means the doctor is exonerated and there is no further appellate avenue for the Plaintiff.

The 2nd DCA has affirmed per curiam the defense verdict Tom Dukes and Philip Moring obtained in Polk County in a case tried June 24 through July 2, 2019. The case alleged a delay in surgery by the Defendant physician leading to death. The appellate decision means the doctor is exonerated and there is no further appellate avenue for the Plaintiff.