Premises Liability

Wet floor at movie theater causes slip and fall. $1.8M. Los Angeles County.

Retiree slips on wet floor in movie theatre on rainy day in 2016. Plaintiff beats CCP 998.

Case Name: Robert Carmack v. American Multi-Cinema, Inc.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, April 13, 2022
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

Indoor rock-climbing facility blamed for plaintiff's injuries. Defense verdict. Los Angeles County.

Climber is seriously injured in fall; defense claims assumption of the risk.

Case Name: Yasaman Faal v. Boulderdash Indoor Rock Climbing
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, September 23, 2021
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Recreational Activities and Assumption of Risk

Hatch door to roof of shopping mall injures lighting technician. $12.6M. Los Angeles County.

Property manager had actual notice of the defective door.

Case Name: Louis Acosta v. MAS Realty, LLC et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, August 06, 2021
Type of Case: Dangerous Condition Private Property, Premises Liability

Wet floor in restaurant doorway blamed for slip and fall. $1.46M. San Bernardino County.

Man breaks knee and wrist in fall as he comes in from the rain.

Case Name: Hernandez v. Jaden & Tiger, Inc., et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

Truck driver is run over by his own rig during altercation over truck making a turn on private business property. $9.3 million. Fresno County.

Long after city abandons a road often used by big-rigs, business places barriers to trucks and demands payments from truckers using the property to turn around at the end of the road. During a fight with business's general manager, trucker is run over by his co-driver.

Case Name: Jones v. Hiller Aircraft Corporation, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, May 04, 2021
Type of Case: Course and scope of employment, Dangerous Condition of Public Roads, Highways, Dangerous Condition Private Property, Premises Liability

Doctor with rare medical condition says fall exacerbated his physical limitations. Defense verdict. Los Angeles County.

Doctor falls down stairs at Hooter's restaurant, claims dangerous condition. He is now wheelchair bound.

Case Name: Whelan v. Hollywood Wings LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, February 28, 2020
Type of Case: Premises Liability

Makeshift step on TV production site leads to ankle fracture. $715K. Los Angeles County.

Personal assistant to pop singer fractures ankle on step leading from restroom trailer.

Case Name: Tessa Schonder v. Star Waggons, Inc., Finnmax LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, December 23, 2019
Type of Case: Premises Liability

Slip and fall near restroom results in a fractured knee in restaurant. $850K. Los Angeles County.

Patron slips on wet hallway floor as he leaves restroom.

Case Name: Jorge Perez v. Hibachi Buffet
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, October 07, 2019
Type of Case: Negligence, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

Varsity football kicker's knee severely injured in trampoline park. $905K. Orange County.

Teenager falls on trampoline and his knee lands on a bolt. Negligence, products liability, premises liability.

Case Name: Justin Matlin v. Big Air Trampoline Park; Fun Spot Manufacturing, LLC
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, June 06, 2019
Type of Case: Emotional Distress, Negligence, Premises Liability, Products Liability

Resident of senior apartment complex trips on low barrier. $3.5M. Yolo County.

Elderly resident trips and falls over parking stop that partially obstructed walkway.

Case Name: Nicholls v. Eskaton Properties, Inc., et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Monday, April 29, 2019
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Trip and Fall

Defense verdict in slip and fall at apartment complex. Los Angeles County.

Tenant falls on icy sidewalk in Palmdale apartment community.

Case Name: Norberto Guadalupe Uriarte Aviles v. Villa Sierra Apartments, et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, March 15, 2019
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

90-year-old woman knocked to floor by door inside restaurant. $185K. Los Angeles County.

90-year-old in good health is knocked to ground by malfunctioning door. Subsequent injury complicates the case.

Case Name: Isabella Lubomirski v. PCAL-BB, Inc. dba Sansai Japanese Grill
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Type of Case: Premises Liability

Performer's stage dive at pre-Grammy show is shown to injure plaintiff. $4.5M. Los Angeles.

Young woman suffers stroke after being struck by stage diving DJ at concert. Both liability and causation were contested.

Case Name: Fraissl v. Moore et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, November 20, 2018
Type of Case: Negligence, Premises Liability

Oily substance in trash room at mall causes store employee to slip and fall. $3M. Los Angeles County.

Store employee taking trash to the trash room slips on floor, falls backwards on her wrists.

Case Name: Ilona Mikaelian v. Glendale I Mall Associates, LLP, et. al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Thursday, August 30, 2018
Type of Case: Negligence, Premises Liability, Slip and Fall

Truck driver unloading hay falls off ladder as he climbs to top of load. $3.5M. Los Angeles County.

A trucker has to untie his load of hay before defendant's workers can unload it. Facts in dispute.

Case Name: Bartolo Flores vs. Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc.; Armando Doe; and Does 1 through 100, inclusive
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Type of Case: Premises Liability, Workplace Accident, Misc.

Dangerous condition of City of Long Beach bike path. Defense. Los Angeles County.

Plaintiff on bike path through area congested with disembarking boat passengers collides with boat passenger or luggage.

Case Name: Nicholas Espinosa v. City of Long Beach et al.
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, July 27, 2018
Type of Case: Bicycle Accident, Dangerous Condition Public Property, Premises Liability