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Tag Archives: Premises Liability

Rotten deck board collapsed, causing severe laceration — $200,000 settlement

Type of action: Premises liability Injuries alleged: Severe laceration to the lower extremity Name of case: Tenney v. Foster, et al. Court: Page County Circuit Court Case no.: CL21000773-00 Date resolved: 1/10/2023 Special damages: $53,397.86 in medical bills; $11,866.79 in ...

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Hotel allegedly failed to call timely medical assistance — $1.5M settlement

Type of action: Wrongful death, premises liability Injuries alleged: Death Verdict or settlement: Settlement Amount: $1,500,000 Attorneys for plaintiff (and city): Elliott Buckner, Scott Bucci and Jeff Stedman, Richmond; Eugene Rome and Sridavi Ganesan, Los Angeles, California       ...

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Fall from second story leaves veteran paralyzed — $6M settlement

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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Jury sides with condo association after resident assaulted in unit — Defense verdict

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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Store sanctioned for not preserving footage of slip/fall

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 ...

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