Legal Opinion
Tuten v. Fariborzian
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 13, 2012No. 1D11-0641PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Nortwick, J.
Rebecca A. Tuten appeals a final order dismissing with prejudice her negligence action against appellees, Alexander Fari-borzian, M.D., and Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc., a psychiatric facility. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
Rebecca Tuten’s husband, James, began receiving outpatient care at Meridian in September 2007 for depression and suicidal ideations. He was voluntarily admitted to Meridian after attempting suicide in November 2007. After three days, upon his request, he was released with medication. Two months later, James Tuten again attempted suicide by taking an…
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