Lagine v. Key West Reach Owner, LLC et al

Filing 24

ORDER Granting 4 Motion to Dismiss Counts I-IV of Plaintiff's Amended Complaint. Signed by Senior Judge James Lawrence King on 8/4/2017. (jw)

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40. 1 1( .
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e

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de tf n
nge , s lual e ti o es t n n ur r eah o he
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l oye i' d 2) t mplye
t
wa e he ik c us he nge
wa no a r nti' a
s t ppa e gj' nd

it
the em pl
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ed or

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oved by cl and convi ng evi
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3d 629,6 ( a.4t DCA 201 .Unls t ee nt a eme ,the saut ha
33 Fl h
3) e s he lme s r t k tt e s
t
elm i ed t el oyee' com m on 1 r ght t br ng a neglgence acton agai t
i nat he upl
s
aw i
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201 )
3.
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e, he ai i f ais o f ci l l
act hat
he
i
w ort s' com pensa i i m uniy. Fi s , t Pl ntf does not alege t t t
ler
ton m
t
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l
ha he

% mpl rkne ba e on smia a ci nt oron e ii war ng't tij r wa
t oye w, s d i lr c de s
e
xplct ni 'ha n u y s

d rual c ran-'Fl Stt j 4 l (l( ( . antf agu t t ij y wa
û t ly e ti ' a. a .t 40. 1 )b)2) Pli if r es ha n ur s
vi
' rtal c ran'be aus s a s dt ma ge il s ha be n asauleda
t tlly e ti ' c e he dvie he na r i) he d e s t nd
vi
2)t pe pe r t i e d t r t ns'ye t e pl rt no a ton t pr ven
he r ta or nt nde o e ur ' t he m oye ook
ci o e t

t b ruat c t n' ij y.( E.1 a 3) Pl ntf- eison a Fl i Su e
he k t ly erai ' n ur D. 2 t . ai itr le
vi
orda pr me
Coul c s Tur rv
' a e, ne .PCR,/ . 754 So. 683,68 ( a.
t
nc,
2d
7 Fl 2000) whih a id a
, c pple

sa r ofSs tnta l c l i t r ul n ij y, a l r sa r t n t
tnda d iubsa ily e4an o es ti n ur ' owe tnda d ha he
'
tvit l cert n' s andar now i ef ect H ow ever t Fl i Legi at e
' rualy
ai ' t
d
n f .
, he orda
sl ur

deff i y overul 'Tur when i changed t ds t i cerai y' sandar
k ectvel
r ed' ner
t
he subsantal t nt ' t
d
t tan extem el dif ent and a m anies l m or dit t s andar t m eet' t
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y f er
f ty
e fscul t
d o
,' he
tvit l eer ai 's a
t rualy t n' t ndar Li I
d. st ndust es,l ,107 So.3d at471.The kvi t l
ri nc.
k r ualy

celai 's andar r r (a pl ntf m us show t a gi danger w ilr t i
- n' t
t
d equies i ai i f
t
hat
ven
l esul n
acci
dent ever - or al os evel - t m e.' / The ilegi l ur adopt an
y
m t
y
i ' #.
dw s at e
ed
extem el st i excepton w hi w e s pect f em pl
r
y rct
i
ch,
us , ew
oyees can m eet' G or
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ham ,
l05 So.3d at634.

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ng he ai if
l i
r
hey m eet neiher t tvi ualy
t
he s rt l
cer ai ' sandar nor t f m er and l er is t i cerai y' s andar of
t n' t
d,
he or
ow
s ubsantal t nt ' t
d

Tu ne .l Ttr r onee o es t e ij i a a t rdi i a e oson
r r n tne ,
mplye ufkr d n ures nd nohe ed n n xpl i
att 'PCR chem i pl . Tur
he C
cal ant'
' ner,754 So.2d at684.The em pl
oyees had ar
gued

C
t kne ofa hi rs ofij y orde t ' i t685,by poi i t S tla t
PCR w
gh ik 'n ul
ah, d.a
'
ntng o d e s
a
t e ot runc r ld e oso a PCR i j tu rt yea s' / a 690.
hre he
ontole xpl ins t
n us nde wo r . #. t
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TheCou tr ve s d atndig ofs
r e re s n
ummayj gmen a i tt e oye be aus
r ud
t gans he mpl es c e
t e w as a genui i sue of f over w het t el oyer çengaged i conduct
her
ne s
act
her he npl
k
n

t twass tntalyce t nt r s ti ij y. / a 691.
ha
ubsa i l rai o e ul n n ur ' #. t
'
But hum an ac i , s
tons uch as D et
kndant H ot' aleged actons agai t t
is l
i
ns he

Pl ntfla e l s pr di t bl t n t c r umsa s i Tu ne ,whi h we e bound
ai if r es e c a e ha he ic t nce n r r
c
r

t r sl i ij y as e oye s pe f nue c mial r acins known t be
o e tl n n ur
t
mpl e ro d he c e to ,
o

da r a i an uns ema .Unlke Tur r t pos i lt off t r ij y
ngeous nd n
af nner i
ne , he sbiiy u u e n ur
i t i t cas w as l s cert n becaus i deal w ih a hum an t eat m or aki
n he ns ant e
es
ai
e t
t t
hr , e n

t Hol r l v lc Hol n Co.l . 753 So.2d699,700 ( a.31DCA 20 .
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Fl (
00)
l l der
n lol baum ,a s
uper s Gr an em pl
vi or ed
oyee,w ho r
esponded by t ea i t
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super s ' lf ii t pr ence of ot s
vi or s ie tn he es
her uper s y em pl
vi or
oyees' 7J.at 699.The
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em pl
oyee car i outt t eatl er i t day,shoot ng t t eat
r ed
he hr at n he
i he hr ened s
uper sor
vi .

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n
,
yi he i t i l
t n' t
d r
ner o er ne
w he her w or s' com pensa i i m uniy a i f
t
ker
ton m
t pples, ound t t t em pl
ha he
oyer'
s

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i sakes i f lng t r
n aii o emove hi orhi w eapon fom pr ies'di notcr e a
m
s
r
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st ton k ubsa ily c ran t r s ti ij y orde t ' l a 700.(ntr l
iuai s tntal e ti o e ul n n ur
s
ah. d. t
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qu a i omitd)
ottons te .
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m l o
derbaum ,t Pl ntf s alegatons i ve an em pl
he ai i f
l i
nvol
oyer not

itr ni whe t r i a posi lt of ij y fom a he huma Plitf
ne ve ng
n he e s
sbiiy
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n. an if
aleges Def
l
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t t
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expl i i t pas - i wa o y amatroftmebe or a he ij y oc ure
osons n he t t s nl
te i
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due t t nat e of t com pounds i ved and t uns e pr
o he ur
he
nvol
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af ocedur But i i
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ts
ditcul t det m i w ih f ur hu n acin wh t r ij r i a d u t nta
fs t o
er ne t ut e ma to
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s
cerai y,'oreven tvi ualy cert n,'t occur beca e peopl change t rm i
t nt '
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ai ' o
us
e
hei nds
f equenty f any num ber of r ons. A fer ass tng t Pl ntf , D ef
r
l or
eas
t
auli he ai if
enda
nt
H ot ' w or She w oul r ur l t t s
is
ds, s
d et n a er o peak w ih le ' coul be i em r ed as a
t 4 r,'
d
nt et

t e toff ur ij y,smia t t mor die tt e on t uper s ' lf i
hr a ut e n ur i lr o he e r c hrat hes viors ie n

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he oruer s ubs antal t nt ' t
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t
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t rual c t n'sa r a co fe i j440. 1
d t ly erai ' tnda d, s diid n
vi
l.
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ai if
l
ac s hat m eet her bur
den when denyi
ng
Def
kndant s rght t t w oft s' com pensa i i m uniy def
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ler
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ense, because t
he

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ai l
hat he
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ent o
her.She had aleady s f ed an i tal ass t f om t Def
r
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kndant H ot and w as
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e s hand oft danger Hot pos t her i he r t ned agai
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i ed o
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e ur
n.
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naly, he hid em
he
i lt
he
i o
ker
com pens i has not been es ablshed si t Am ended C om pl nt does not
aton
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nce he
ai
alege,nor can i be cons r
l
t
tued t alege, t t K ey W est R each kdelber el
o l
hat he
i i at y
conceal or m i epr ent t da
ed
sr es ed he nger so as t pr
o event t em pl
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oyee f om
r

e r ii i -l j
xe csng nt o med udgmen a twhehe t pe f m t wor ' Fl Stt
t bou
t r o ror he k. a. a .
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l ( )b)2) ( - ! )
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ai if
atsf he hr
em s or he
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col
npens i i m uniy,t Cour tnds D ef
aton m
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endantK ey W es Reach i entted t
t
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w or s'com pensaton i m uniy and di m i s t Pl ntf s neglgence cl m s
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ch
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endant Key W es R each m oves t di m i f f l e t
t
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neet t l
he evel of tout ageous ' neces ar t
t r
ness'
s y o

wihsa amoton t dimis ( 4 a 2) TheCour a e .
t t nd
i o s s . DE t .
t gres
Fl da 1 pr des t f l el ent m us be pl
ori aw ovi
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t
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tppored
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act
l i
o uppor a cl m f i entonal i lcton of em otonal
t
ai or nt i
nf i i
i
di tes .
s r s.

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l e on rs t
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V1 onduc was i e i or
t
ntntonal
r es , t i , he i ended hi behavi when he knew or s
eckl s hat s
nt
s
or
houl have
d
know n t em otonaldi tes w oul lkel r ul;
hat
i
sr s
d i y es t

( t co uc wa outa ous t t i,as t go be
2) he nd t s r ge , ha s
o
yond al bounds of
l
decency,and t be r ded as odi a uterl i ol abl i a ci lzed
o
egar
ous nd t y nt er e n
vii
com m uniy;
t

( t c
3) he onduc ca e e tonl qdites ;a
t us d mo i al sr s nd
( t e i dite swass ve e.
4) he motonal sr s
e r
Galo y v Rodrgue ,97 So.2 470,471( a.Dit Ct App.20 (ntr l
lgl .
i z 0
d
Fl s. .
07) i e na
cia i omit d)
t ton te .
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ai ifs l i
ns he el aken as tue,f lt m eett second
r
ai o
he
el ent neces ar t m ai ai a cl m f i entonal i li i of em otonal
em
s y o
nt n
ai or nt i
nt ct on
i
di tes Kr n s andar f out ageous conduct i par i ary hi i Fl i '
s r s. d e t
rl
d or r
s
tcul l gh n orda.'
Pater
t son v. D ownt
own M ed.& D i
agnostc Ct I ,866 F. Stpp. 1379, 1383
i' n, nc.
l

( . Fl 1
M D. a. 994)(ntr lqu a i omitd) çti note gh t tt i e i
i ena ottons te . s s
l
nou ha he ntnt s
t tous or crm i ' i i not enough t t t def
ori
i nal t s
,
ha he
endant i ended t i li
nt
o nt ct

em otonaldi t es ,and i i notenough i t conductw as char er zed by m alee
i
s r s'
ts
f he
act i
i
1
0

or aggr i w hi w oul entte t pl ntf t punii dam ages t anot
avaton
ch
d
il he ai i f o
tve
br
her

t t' Clment v.Hor ,707 So.2d 8 867 ( a.31 DCA l
or. e e
'
ne
65,
Fl (
998) (ntr l
i e na

ciai ol te .Furhe ,(lq t i Flrda a i t Elve h Cic tha
ttons nitd) t r kc ours n o i nd n he e nt r ui ve
been ext em el r uct t r
r
y el ant o ecogni out ageous conduct i t em pl ent
ze
r
n he
oym

cont . Bl
ext' ount v.St lng v ealhcare Grou 934 F.Supp. 1
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p,
365, 1366, l371

( D.
S.

1
996) ( s s i plitf- mpl s i e i
dimisng an ife oyee' nt ntonal i lc i of
ntiton

em otonal di t es cl m agai t com pany and is pr dent f not r
i
s r s ai
ns
t esi
or
eachi a
ng
:j v(j
(: t

sufsci l out ageous' w her t pr i
f enty
r
,'
e he es dent of a com pany phys caly
i l

and ver l har ed pl nt f ,i udi tghty huggi t Pl nt f ,a i kone
baly ass
ai i f ncl ng i l
ng he ai if nd n û
occas on r us t 1 t go,' al
i ef ed o e
' ong w ih is al i t
t ç ever nsances w her he r
e
ubbed he
r

br a t wih hi a m,a one i t nc wher he ma s ge t ba t ofhe hea ')
e s s t s r nd
ns a e
e
s a d he cl
r d.
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(ne nalcia i omit d) s e t/t Bal v Heii klye s Fur 'u e Co. 35 F.
itr
ttons te ; e '.? l . lg- e r
/s
nl r
t
,
St 2d l , 1
l
pp.
371 376 ( . Fl 1
M D. a. 999) ( s s i it ntonal i lc i of
dimisng n e i
ntiton
em otonal di t ess cl m , tndi pl ntf s alegatons t iD ef
i
sr
ai q ng ai i f
l i
hat d endant s s or
' t e
m anager r
ubbed hi peni acr Pl ntf s pos eror' and he Sr
s
s oss ai if
t i '
iubbed hi hand
s
acr Pl ntf s pos er or and s
oss ai if
t i
queezed Pl ntfos pos eror, com m entng t he
ai i t
t i
i hat

t oul lke t get a pi
w d i o
ece of t ,' f l t kr
hat'' aied o seach t necess y l
he
ar evel of

i ta ous s t s vi t M oton t Dimi s')
ou r ge ne s' o ur ve he i o s s .
'
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ai i f
ai l
act hat
d
t at
ofK ey W es Reach' actons r s t t hi l
t
s i
i e o he gh evelof out ageous s necess y f
r
nes
ar or

a cl m ofi entonali lcton of em otonaldit s.N eiher t Def
ai
nt i
nti i
i
sres
t
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enda Ke
nt y
W es Reach, nor any of is em pl
t
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oyees engaged i any conduct lke t
n
i
he
m it ea m ent aleged i Bal and Bl
sr t
l
n
l
ount A nd, unlke t em pl s i Bal and
.
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oyer n
l
Bl ,t K ey W es Reach i f t r oved f om t nn s r m entt Pl ntt
ount he
t
s ur her em
r
he i t eat
he ai if
stf er becaus D ef
lf ed
e
enda H ot w as a hot gues , notan em pl
nt i
el
t
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t
W es Reach' i vem ent i t har t Pl nt f alegedl suf er w as i r t
t
s nvol
n he m he ai i f l
y f ed
ndiec
due t i i and f l e t exe ci gr er vi l
o nacton
aiur o
r se eat
giance or t
ake pr ectve
ot i
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ai if l i
al ar
t ats yi he econd el ent
em
ofout ageots s,and C ountI w ilbe di m i ed
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