Leak in atrium skylights causes fall, chronic pain – $1,100,000 Settlement 
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Published: June 15, 2009
This premises liability/personal injury action arose out of a slip-and-fall accident that occurred at a large corporate office building. The plaintiff was injured while walking in the atrium on her way to her office. Unbeknownst to the plaintiff, water was on the floor where she fell.
The atrium area is covered in part by a large ...
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