Medical Cases Involving False Imprisonment

Medical False Imprisonment | Warner & Warner

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medical false imprisonment court cases In this case, our client, a 12-year-old girl, presented to a hospital Emergency Room on a Sunday afternoon exhibiting bizarre and highly unusual behavior. According to the girl’s parents, she had been home with her …

Doctor, Clinic Owner and Staff Charged with Falsifying Clinical …

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In an indictment unsealed today, a federal grand jury in Miami charged a Florida medical doctor and three others for their roles in an alleged scheme to falsify clinical trial data. According to court documents, Dr. Martin Valdes, 64, of Coral Gables, Florida, Fidalgis Font, 53, of Miami, Julio Lopez, 54, of Miami, and Duniel Tejeda, 35, of Canon …

Hospitals Sued for False Imprisonment Due to …

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September 1, 2018. R ecent lawsuits allege that patients who sought help at an ED for clinical reasons were held involuntarily because they were at homicidal/suicidal …

A Case of False Imprisonment - Clinical …

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In this case, however, a note written in a chart led to a charge of false imprisonment by a patient against a hospital. It all …

False Imprisonment in Healthcare - FindLaw

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False Imprisonment - Definition, Examples, Cases, …

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If one or more of the elements of false imprisonment are missing, the case may be dismissed in court. These elements include: Willful Detention. The detention or …

McCann v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. | Case Brief for Law Students | Casebriefs

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In a false imprisonment case, Debra McCann (Plaintiff) contended that Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.’s (Defendant) employees stopped the McCann’s as they were leaving the store, claiming that Plaintiff’s children had been previously caught shoplifting, and could not re-enter the store. The employees detained Plaintiffs until a security officer determined …

False Imprisonment - FindLaw

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False imprisonment occurs when a person (who doesn't have legal authority or justification) intentionally restrains another person's ability to move freely. This can also be called …

false imprisonment | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal …

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False imprisonment is an act punishable under criminal law as well as under tort law. Under tort law, it is classified as an intentional tort. A a person commits false …

False imprisonment claim based on mental health hold at hospital ...

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Although plaintiff styled his case as a false imprisonment claim based on a two-hour hold in a hospital related to a mental health evaluation, the Court of Appeals affirmed the ruling that the case actually fell within the HCLA and was thus subject to dismissal for failure to provide pre-suit notice and/or a certificate of good faith. In Weakley v.