A woman is seeking justice after a slip-and-fall incident at a hospital left her with severe injuries. Linda S. Chicoine filed a complaint against the Trustees of Mease Hospital, Inc. in the Circuit Court of the 61st Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on September 3, 2024.

According to the court documents, Chicoine was visiting the premises of Mease Hospital located at 601 Main Street, Dunedin, FL on August 15, 2023, when she slipped and fell due to an alleged hazardous condition on the floor. The plaintiff claims that the hospital failed to maintain a safe environment for its business invitees by allowing liquids or other substances to accumulate on the floor without proper warning signs or barricades. Chicoine asserts that this negligence led directly to her fall and subsequent injuries.

The complaint outlines several key points of negligence by Mease Hospital. It states that the hospital had a duty to provide a reasonably safe environment for its visitors but breached this duty by not maintaining the floor in a safe condition and failing to warn about potential dangers. Specifically, it accuses the hospital of “failing to place barricades, wet floor signs, or other marking devices” and “failing to remove said substance from the floor.” The document further alleges that these hazardous conditions were known or should have been known by the hospital staff due to their frequency and duration.