Andrea L. Diederich

Andrea is a shareholder in the Health Care Department in the firms' Orlando office. Admitted to the Florida Bar in 2008, Andrea focuses her practice on the defense of matters involving medical malpractice, veterinary malpractice, premises liability, employment discrimination and The Americans With Disabilities Act. She represents hospitals, physicians, veterinarians, nurses, and therapists in health care and professional liability matters. Andrea is a member of the Florida Bar, the Orange County Bar Association and the Central Florida Medical Malpractice Claims Council.

Andrea has experience representing veterinarians in professional licensing matters. In one such case, Andrea successfully defended a veterinarian in a claim against her license involving a surgical procedure performed on a canine. After reviewing the response to the Complaint, the Probable Cause Panel of the Board of Veterinary Medicine determined that the case should be closed without any further investigation or impact on the veterinarian’s license.

Prior to joining Marshall Dennehey, Andrea focused her practice on defending clients in high-exposure medical malpractice, premises liability and automobile negligence matters. Andrea was also a paralegal for seven years at a plaintiff's law firm specializing in complex medical malpractice cases.

Andrea is native of Peru and is fluent in Spanish. She has traveled extensively and studied in Madrid, Spain. In 2001, Andrea earned a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and foreign languages from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She received her juris doctor from Florida A&M University College of Law in December of 2007.

Year joined

2010

Results

Defense Verdict in Theme Park Slip-and-Fall

Amusements, Sports & Recreation Liability
April 21, 2016

Obtained a defense verdict in favor of a major Orlando theme park following a seven-day jury trial. The plaintiff alleged that he slipped and fell on the handle of an unattended dustpan in the bathroom of a park pavilion. He was subsequently diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the right hip, permanent back pain, and memory problems from post-concussion syndrome. A core decompression surgery was performed on his right hip but failed to alleviate his pain.

Thought Leadership

Third DCA holds that Florida statutes do not impose on hospitals a non-delegable duty to provide non-negligent emergency room care, and certifies conflict with Fourth DCA.

Health Care Liability
July 1, 2019
The Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District, affirmed dismissal of an estate’s claims against a hospital where the decedent received emergency care. Case Law Alerts, 3rd Quarter, July 2019

Florida’s Apparent Increase on Caps for Damages Recoverable in Cases Against Providers of Foster Care Services Is Misleading

Orlando
Public Entity & Civil Rights Litigation
June 1, 2015
Key Points: Defense Digest, Vol. 21, No. 2, June 2015