Encarnacion v. Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc.

SHEPHERD, Senior Judge.

Carmen Encarnación appeals from a summary final judgment in a slip-and-fall case she brought against Lifemark Hospitals of Florida, Inc., doing business as Palmetto General Hospital, and the Hospital’s contract cleaning company, Hospital Housekeeping Systems, Inc., for injuries suffered from a fall in the emergency room hallway of the hospital. The thrust of Ms. Encarnacion’s argument to the trial court was that a genuine issue of material fact existed concerning whether the hospital and its housekeeping vendor knew or should have known of the dangerous condition. The…