Watson v. Regional First Care, Inc.

McFadden, Judge.

Appellant Johnny Watson passed out while waiting in an examination room in a medical clinic, fell off the exam table he had been sitting on, and was injured. He sued the clinic, Regional First Care, Inc., and Kimbly Berry, the medical assistant who had interviewed him a few minutes earlier, alleging that Berry’s negligence caused his injuries. Because Watson had passed out three times before and was injured on at least one of those occasions, the trial court granted Regional’s summary judgment motion on the grounds that Regional had established the affirmative defense of the…