Surgical institute sues Florida for $500M for harassment, shutdown


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The Bonati Spine Institute of Hudson, in Pasco County, filed a $500 million lawsuit against the state of Florida alleging a wrongful shutdown in 2023, as well as harassment and defamation by state officials.

The institute, in a Thursday news release, says it filed a nine-count lawsuit in federal court against the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration, citing civil rights violations, conspiracy by state officials, defamation and libel.

Alfred Bonati, chief surgeon of the Bonati Spine Institute.
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