Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Florida Treatment Center
Justicenewsflash.com reports that the family of a Florida woman has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a residential treatment center where the woman was being treated for depression. The woman was found drowned two weeks before she was set to be released by the facility.
The report states that the woman’s daughter learned that she had been locked in her bathroom alone for roughly 45 minutes. The wrongful death lawsuit contends that the facility should be held criminally negligent because they left the woman alone for so long despite knowledge of her mental state. The lawsuit was filed by the woman’s daughter against the New Horizons of Treasure Coast facility. The lawsuit contends this was a preventable tragedy.
The fact that the facility was aware of the woman’s mental state of depression and their knowledge of her receiving treatment for the condition could potentially work against them as they should have been taking better care of her at the time of her death. Since they left her confined in a room for over 45 minutes, this further emphasizes the neglect they had in ensuring that the woman was properly cared for while she remained in the facility. All of these facts seem to point to the fact that this woman’s death could have been prevented had the facility maintained their presence in the woman’s room or somewhere where she could be monitored easily.
