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Title: Rudloe v. Karl
Author : State of Florida In the District Court of Appeal First District
Release Date : January 07, 2005
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 55 KB

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The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation, Inc. (FINR) appeals a judgment in a wrongful death case arising from the death of Michael Lieux (Lieux), who was a resident of FINRs facility in Hardee County for the long-term care of brain-injured individuals. Lieuxs death occurred shortly after he was subdued and held in a prone position on the floor by FINRs employees who used a physical restraint technique called "therapeutic containment." In the wrongful death action brought by Lieuxs parents, the appellees, Una Marshall and Russell Lieux, as co-personal representatives of their sons estate, the jury awarded damages of $2.5 million to each of Lieuxs parents for their past mental pain and suffering sustained as a result of their sons death. The jury rejected the parents claim for punitive damages.