Type of action: Premises liability Name of judge or mediator: Judge Thomas S. Shadrick (Ret.) Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $6,000,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): John M. Cooper, Norfolk; Bailey L. Gifford, Virginia Beach; and Jan Hoen, Hampton Description ...

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Type of action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Plaintiff sued for $22 million, alleging she suffered fractured bones and severe, chronic post traumatic stress disorder after being assaulted in her condominium unit, because the unit owners association failed to provide adequate ...

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Where a tourist allegedly slipped and fell while staying at a Hilton hotel in Aruba, her premises liability claim failed because the Hilton was not the record owner of the resort and the sidewalk was “public.” Background In January 2019, ...

Tagged with: Judge Rossie D. Alston Jr. Premises Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District

A premises liability case resulting from a slip-and-fall incident will go to trial after a federal judge denied a motion for summary judgment by the defendant. The ruling by U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia Judge Norman ...

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Where plaintiff was injured on a wet floor in defendant hospital, the circuit court erred by granting the hospital’s motion to strike based on plaintiff’s failure to state a prima facie case of negligence. Plaintiff testified at trial that the ...

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Where the plaintiff offered photos, video evidence, and fact and expert witness testimony raising a disputed issue over whether loose bricks and sagging caulk in a town center were a dangerous condition, that the owner of the property should have ...

Tagged with: 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. Premises Liability

Where a Kroger’s security camera recorded portions of a customer’s slip and fall but failed to preserve the footage, multiple sanctions were imposed, including that the store’s summary judgment motion was denied, the jury would be instructed regarding the lost ...

Tagged with: Judge Lawrence R. Leonard Judge Rebecca Beach Smith Premises Liability U.S. District Court - Eastern District

Where it was undisputed that a grape or multiple grapes were present in the area of store where the plaintiff fell, and testimony suggested the store had actual or constructive notice of grapes in that area, the motion for summary ...

Tagged with: Judge Michael F. Urbanski Premises Liability U.S. District Court - Western District

The plaintiff suffered a fractured ankle, neck pain, back pain, shoulder injury, as well as severe bowel and bladder disfunction as the result of falling in a retail store. Type of action: Premises liability (fall in a retail store). Injuries ...

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Plaintiff was a customer in a retail store that was undergoing renovations. A contractor was performing work above a display case when he accidentally kicked a cardboard sign that was framed with steel while climbing down a step ladder. The ...

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