Navigation Court allows medical-malpractice lawsuit over Minor League Baseball player’s death to move forward
A Florida court has rejected a bid to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the parents of a Minor League Baseball player who died of a heart condition even though a team doctor marked the player’s recent health evaluation as “normal.”
The state’s 20th Judicial Circuit Court in Lee County on March 11 denied a motion by defendant Dr. David Olson to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the parents of a minor leaguer – Ryan Costello – who played for a Florida team affiliated with the Minnesota Twins.
The defendant’s attorney argued that the Florida court should apply Minnesota’s workers’ compensation law to the case and conclude Olson would be immune from medical-malpractice liability. But the court found that the dispute should be governed by Florida law since the medical exam that is central to the plaintiff’s arguments occurred in Florida.
