Florida's Crime Victims' Bill of Rights, strengthened significantly by Marsy's Law in 2018, provides specific protections for crime victims. If you or your loved one was victimized while in a Florida rehab, sober living facility, or treatment center, you have rights under both criminal and civil law.

Florida law holds treatment facilities to a legal standard of care. When they breach it, patients and families have the right to pursue accountability. The legal process covers everything from investigation and evidence gathering to negotiation, regulatory complaints, and trial.

A recent court ruling in Palm Beach County, secured by Ryan P. Ingraham, ESQ, creates new protections for patients in Florida substance abuse treatment facilities.