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FIRST HEALTHCARE CORP. v. HAMILTON

Nos. 98-1992, 98-2477.

740 So.2d 1189 (1999)

FIRST HEALTHCARE CORPORATION d/b/a Boca Raton Rehabilitation Center, and Linda McClamma, individually, Appellants, v. William E. HAMILTON, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Charles L. Barnes, deceased, and on behalf of Margaret Barnes, survivor.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Opinion Denying Rehearing August 18, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas H. Stein of Anania, Bandklayder, Blackwell & Baumgarten, Miami, for appellants.

Richard D. Schuler of Schuler & Halvorson, P.A., and Philip M. Burlington of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Edward J. Lyons of Milcowitz & Lyons, P.A., Clearwater, for Amicus Curiae-The Coalition to Protect America's Elders.

PER CURIAM.

A nursing home operated by First Healthcare Corporation ("First Healthcare") failed to properly supervise a resident, Charles Barnes. As a result, Mr. Barnes wandered from the premises unaccompanied, fell into a nearby pond and drowned. The personal representative of the decedent's estate sued First Healthcare and its administrator. The jury awarded both compensatory and punitive damages against First Healthcare and compensatory damages against the administrator...

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