Vanalstine v. Palms West Hospital, L.P.

This case arises from the death of a child. The parents sued a pharmacist and pharmacy for negligence in formulating and dispensing a prescription; they also sued various medical providers for malpractice in their treatment of the child for the condition caused by his ingestion of the prescription drugs. The parents settled with the pharmacist and the pharmacy and executed releases. The trial court granted the medical providers’ motions for summary judgment based on the wording of the releases.

We reverse. Read as a whole, the releases “expressly reserved” the right to pursue causes of action…