A Palm Beach County man received unwelcome news from the Fourth District Court of Appeals Wednesday when justices reversed a 2018 lower court ruling by Palm Beach Circuit Court Judge Kirk C. Volker, who previously dismissed several felony counts against him in violation of Florida’s Patient Brokering Act Statute. 

The Fort Lauderdale attorney for the defendant/appellee, Mark A. Desimone, said this is the first time this statute has been addressed in Florida Courts.