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C.A. Says Allegation That Defendant Blocked Exit Suffices for Pleading False Imprisonment

Sep 15, 2026

A nurse at a hospital successfully pled a cause of action for false imprisonment based on an allegation that an administrative assistant-secretary who was under her supervision blocked her from exiting her office, even without a specification as to the duration of the detention and the apparent purpose having been to prevent a third party from leaving, the Sixth District Court of Appeal has held.