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Verdict range $100,000 - $500,000
ARTICLE ID 167774
$________ Premises liability - Fall down - Plaintiff slips and falls on ice patch in parking lot - Quadriceps rupture and meniscal tear on same leg suffered by plaintiff who weighs in excess of ________ pounds - No income claims.
Somerset County, NJ
The plaintiff, in his mid 40s, contended that as he
stepped from his vehicle after parking in the defendants parking
lot, he slipped and fell on an ice patch. The co-defendant snow
removal contractor had plowed the lot the day before and snow and
ice had been piled around trees and railroad ties situated
several parking spaces away. The plaintiffs expert engineer
would have maintained that because of the combination of a slope
traveling downwards from the area in which the snow had been
piled and a period of above-freezing temperatures, runoff to the
area next to the plaintiffs car occurred and that the water
refroze, causing the hazardous condition. The defendant contended
that its maintenance and inspection procedures were reasonable.
The accident occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. The defendants
property manager indicated that he drove through the lot,
inspecting it approximately one hour earlier and that it appeared
reasonably clear. The defendant would have argued that the
failure to observe this one ice patch did not reflect negligence.
The defendant would have also contended that the cause of the
accident was the negligent failure of the plaintiff to exit his
vehicle with sufficient care.
The plaintiff maintained that he sustained a quadriceps rupture
and a tear of the medial meniscus on the same leg. The plaintiff
maintained that despite two surgical interventions, he will
suffer permanent pain and some difficulties ambulating. The
defendant contended that the plaintiff made a good recovery and
that any continuing complaints stemmed from his weight of over
________ pounds.
The plaintiff was not working because of unrelated issues, and
the plaintiff made no income claims. The medical bills were paid
by PIP in this case in which the plaintiff was injured as he was
exiting his vehicle.
The case settled prior to trial for $________.
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