Florida patient confidentiality statute prohibits ex parte communication between non-party physician and his own lawyer.  [Added 11/19/06]  --  Hannon v. Roper, 954 So.2d 534 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006).

Police detective's alleged deception of defendant's lawyer is not grounds for suppressing defendant's resulting statement.  [Added 11/16/06]  --  State v. Raines, 944 So.2d 421 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).

Lawyers for defendant hospital may have ex parte contact with deceased patient's non-party treating physicians, who were hospital agents, employees, or former employees.  [Added 10/3/05]  --  Estate of Stephens v. Galen Health Care, Inc., 911 So.2d 277 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005).

Lawyer represented by counsel in postconviction criminal matter did not violate Rule 4-4.2 by ex parte communication with state's attorney.  [Added 1/31/05]  --  Durie v. State, 901 So.2d 171 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005) (on rehearing).

Statements made in city commission meeting that arguably were relevant to former employee's suit against city were not improper ex parte communications under F.S. SEC. 286.0115.  [Added 2/9/04]  --  The City of Hollywood v. Hakanson, 866 So.2d 106 (Fla. 4^th DCA 2004).

Trial court erred in granting defense counsel's motion for ex parte contacts with physicians who treated deceased nursing home patient; contacts barred by patient-physician privilege.  [Added 1/29/04]  --  Knittel v. Beverly Health and Rehabilitative Services, Inc., 863 So.2d 1279 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Where a contractual confidentiality agreement was determined not to protect certain information held by person, opposing counsel could communication with person in informal ex parte interview.  [Added 8/13/03]  --  Nestor v. Posner-Gerstenhaber, 857 So.2d 953 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).