Miami-Dade County Ms. Miles sued Dr. Weingrad after an operation, alleging medical malpractice. The jury awarded her and her spouse $1.5 million in non-economic damages and $16,000 in economic damages. The physician asked that a new state law capping non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $500,000 be applied retroactively. The trial court denied his motion. The Third District Court of Appeal overturned the trial court, ruling the cap on non-economic damages could be applied retroactively in this case.