The Third District Court of Appeal took a hands-off approach Wednesday to the medical malpractice case filed by former Miami Dolphins wide receiver O.J. McDuffie.

McDuffie won an $11 million award in 2010 against noted Miami orthopedist Dr. John Uribe. McDuffie blamed Uribe for clearing him to play after suffering what turned out to be a career-ending ligament injury in his big toe in 1999.