Americare Retirement Facilities, Ltd. No. 1 v. Linden ex rel. Linden

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and an award of damages in favor of Ann Linden for injuries she suffered from falling numerous times while a resident of Villa Biscaya, an adult congregate living facility. The jury also found that Villa Biscaya and Verna P. Reizen violated the Adult Congregate Living Facilities Act, sections 400.401-.454. Florida Statutes (1993). We affirm.

Appellants raise two issues which merit a brief analysis. We find that the comments made by Ms. Linden’s trial counsel during the course of his closing argument were not, in context, so egregious as to be prejudicial.…