Headley v. Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc.

Ann Makie TRácey, Judge.

This matter comes before the court on the motion of defendant Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. (“Maxim”) for summary judgment pursuant to Civ.R. 56. The court has been fully advised, having reviewed the motion, memoranda, affidavit, testimony, and applicable law and having heard arguments of counsel.

The case arises from an injury plaintiff Cynthia Headley sustained April 30, 1996 when an employee of Maxim, Jacqueline Belle, was attempting to use a Hoyer lift to transport Headley to the shower. Headley fell when the legs of the lift gave way due, she says, to improper…