Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in Florida

I toke my son to the hospital at 12am for a fever instead of treating him for a fever they toke one x-ray picture of his chest and gave him some tylenol and release him 8am that morning then later on that day the hospital called DCF stating that i had been abusing my child and that he had a broken rib then at 12am a DCF worker showed up at my house treating to take my child and demanding that i take him to the hospital so i toke him to another hospital where they toke over 20 x ray pictures of him and could not find any thing broken on him can i sue the hospital for making a false report

Asked on 4/20/10, 12:31 pm

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No. The hospital has a legal duty to report any "suspected child abuse." They are immune from suit so long as the report was made in good faith.

Answered on 5/01/10, 5:17 pm

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