Lena Horowitz was treated for an infected thumb. It later had to be amputated. She sued her doctor for malpractice and was awarded $859,000 in damages. When the physician could not pay, she sued the hospital. The trial court held that under Florida law the hospital was liable for a judgment against its physician even when the treatment did not occur in the hospital. But the Fourth District Court of Appeal overturned that judgment and Mr. Horowitz, as personal representative of Lena Horowitz's estate, appealed the 4th DCA's decision to this Court. The Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers has filed an amicus brief in support of Mr. Horowitz; the Florida Hospital Association as filed an amicus brief in support of Plantation General.