Unwitnessed falls and proximate cause

The Eighth District Court of Appeals recently addressed what evidence is necessary to establish proximate cause when a resident suffers an unwitnessed fall. In Dozier v. Indian Hills Healthcare Group, Inc., the court affirmed a directed verdict in favor of a skilled nursing facility, concluding that the evidence presented by the plaintiff was insufficient to establish that the facility’s alleged breaches of the standard of care probably caused the resident’s injuries….
By: Freeman Mathis & Gary