Sparks Regional Medical Center v. Smith

John Mauzy Pittman, Judge.

The appellee in this tort case, Donna Smith, sued the appellant, Sparks Regional Medical Center, alleging that, while she was a patient at Sparks on July 2, 1994, she was sexually assaulted by an employee assigned to bathe her. Appellee asserted that appellant had been negligent in hiring the employee, Jeff Chavez, because he previously had been discharged by another hospital for sexually harassing a patient. Appellee further asserted that appellant had been negligent in failing to properly supervise Mr. Chavez because appellant knew that Mr. Chavez had sexually…