Joseph S. Chirillo, Jr., M.d., Petitioners v. Robert Granicz

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court approved the Second District Court of Appeal’s reversal of summary judgment, holding that a physician owes a general statutory duty to treat an outpatient patient according to the prevailing standard of care, not a duty to prevent the patient’s suicide, and that foreseeability of suicide is a proximate‑cause issue for the jury, making summary judgment improper. The Court reversed and remanded for trial.