Byrom v. Douglas Hospital, Inc.

MILLER, Presiding Judge.

Carolyn Byrom sued Douglas Hospital, Inc. (“Douglas Hospital”) for negligence, attorney fees, and punitive damages after she sustained injuries in a fall while exiting a wheelchair provided by the hospital. The trial court granted summary judgment to Douglas Hospital, finding that (1) Byrom had asserted professional negligence claims without the required expert affidavit and (2) Byrom had equal or superior knowledge of the risk she faced exiting the wheelchair. Byrom appeals, arguing that she raised ordinary negligence claims against Douglas Hospital. For the following…