Summary Judgment: Collier County, Florida (Medical Malpractice)

Naples Partner Lindsey Grossman recently obtained summary judgment on behalf of a hospital in a medical malpractice case in Collier County, Florida.

Plaintiff alleged that while undergoing alcohol withdrawals at the hospital, a hot cup of coffee was spilled onto him, causing burns across his abdomen and arm areas. Through discovery and deposition testimony, it was learned that the coffee was not “accidentally spilled,” but instead fell onto Plaintiff because he intentionally slapped the hot cup of coffee out of the healthcare worker’s hands and onto himself while going through detox.

In light of this, we argued that Plaintiff’s deliberate act was the cause of his injury, and there was no liability on the part of the hospital. The Court agreed, and entered summary judgment in our client’s favor.

Congratulations Lindsey on this excellent result.