A local woman has filed a lawsuit against HCA Florida Ocala Hospital in which she claims that she tripped and fell on “uneven cobblestones” surrounding a manhole cover in front of the main entrance to the hospital.
Attorneys representing Dawn Kelly filed the lawsuit in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court of Marion County on March 7 against Marion Community Hospital, Inc., which does business as HCA Florida Ocala Hospital (HCA).
In May, Kelly’s attorneys filed an amended complaint, addressing a discrepancy in the named defendants. That discrepancy was the subject of a motion to the dismiss the case filed by the previously named defendants. The judge denied that motion in light of the amended complaint filing…