Miami-based Carlton Fields shareholders Alan Rosenthal, Natalie Carlos and Charles Throckmorton were able to score a $3.3 million settlement for Surgery Partners and its Tampa-based affiliates, Tampa Pain Relief Center and Armenia Ambulatory Surgery Center, from one of their largest competitors, Physician Partners of America, along with its founder, Dr. Rodolfo Gari and an affiliated medical practice.

The outcome is a win for Carlton Fields’ clients. This lawsuit puts an end to damages resulting from their alleged poaching of Surgery Partners’ physicians and other personnel.