3rd DCA Reverses Summary Dismissal of Injured Worker's Negligence Suit

Florida's 3rd District Court of Appeal overturned a grant of summary judgment in favor of a health care clinic on a negligence suit by a worker employed by the company that had been hired to provide housekeeping services at the facility. Case: Mathis v. Sacred Heart Health System, No. 1D15-0820, 03/24/2016, published. Facts: The Nemours Children’s Clinic hired the Coverall Service Co. to provide cleaning services at its facility. Kimberly Mathis worked for Coverall. She slipped and fell while working at the clinic, and she collected workers' compensation benefits from Coverall...