Tag Archives: Wrongful Death Fort Myers
Fort Myers Psychiatric Hospital Faces Lawsuits
The family of a man who committed suicide at Park Royal Hospital in Fort Myers in 2014 recently filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the 103-bed psychiatric hospital, alleging the facility was negligent when it allowed the now deceased patient to remain unsupervised. The patient’s tragic death is just another in a series of… Read More »
Florida Approves Cap in Wrongful Death Case
The Florida Supreme Court recently upheld the statutory cap on damages that a government entity can be held liable for in a sovereign immunity waiver case, including those for wrongful death. The case in question involved the death of a football player at a state university during practice, and his parents’ wrongful death lawsuit… Read More »
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Palm Beach Deputy
Recently, the wrongful death civil lawsuit began in federal court against a Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office deputy who is accused of using unnecessary force in the death of a local man. On one side, the man’s family says that the deputy shot their loved one once he was already subdued. On the other side,… Read More »
Deputy Causes Wrongful Death in Pedestrian Accident
When Fernando Roman saw the debris, flashing lights and emergency vehicles on West Oak Ridge Road on Monday morning, he had no idea that it was the spot where his wife had been run over by a police deputy only a few hours earlier. Susan Roman, survived by her two daughters and husband, was… Read More »