Legal Opinion
Bender v. Caregivers of America, Inc.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 18, 2010No. 4D09-2930PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHazouri, J.
Ethel Bender appeals the final summary judgment entered against her and in favor of CareGivers of America. She asserts the trial court erred in granting the summary judgment to CareGivers based on her execution of a release. CareGivers avers that the release relinquishes its liability arising out of any bodily injury stemming from a vehicle-related incident. We reverse.
Bender contracted with CareGivers for home-health-aide services. At approximately two-month intervals, CareGivers had Bender sign a release entitled “Transportation Responsibility Release.” The relevant portion of the release…
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