2024
in a Premises Case Outstanding Defense Verdict
AWARDS
Not Guilty Tenant Allegedly Hurt in Apartment Ceiling Collapse
PLAINTIFF ASKED $2.55M DEFENSE OFFER $14K VERDICT For the Defense
P laintiff was sitting in her apartment when the ceiling collapsed and fell onto her. She sustained injuries that aggravated her pre- existing lumbar disc disease. Plaintiff claimed that she had complained about water damage in the ceiling to the landlord several months
prior to the occurrence, but the condition was not repaired until afterwards. The defense argued that plaintiff failed to prove that she was struck by the collapsing ceiling and failed to prove her preexisting condition was aggravated as a result of the collapse.
18 JURY VERDICT REPORTER • 2024 ANNUAL TRIAL LAWYER EXCELLENCE AWARDS
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