Medical/Legal News

University of Florida Board of Trustees v. Stone (2012)
Florida 1st DCA holds Good Samaritan Act may apply for a patient admitted to hospital nursing unit.
Bohanon v. Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Inc. (2008)
Florida 1st DCA held that the Florida Vulnerable Adult statute was not intended by the Florida Legislature to provide an alternate cause of action for a medical negligence lawsuit.
Dunn v. Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics Inc. (2007)
Florida 1st DCA granted jury entitled to hear evidence of routine/habit of Shands’ nursing staff.
Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics, Inc. v. Sidky, et al. (2006)
Florida 4th DCA rules statutory home venue law limits locations for suits against university Boards of Trustees.