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Thursday, October 22, 2026

Florida Health System Faces Suit Over Patient's Sexual Assault - Bloomberg Law

A Lee Memorial Health System patient’s suit against the facility for her alleged sexual assault by one of its employees can go to trial, a federal court said.

Julie Love’s civil rights claims against the public health-care system can proceed because there is a genuine issue of material fact over whether Lee Memorial knew of a need to investigate and supervise its employee and made a deliberate choice not to do so, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida said.

Love was admitted to Lee Memorial’s Cape Coral Hospital in April 2016 for treatment of pancreatitis. She ...

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