Student slips on wet floor at middle school. $1M. Los Angeles County.

Summary

School district says plaintiff tripped during gym class.

Attorney for the Plaintiff:
BD&J, PC by Martin J. Kanarek, Beverly Hills.
Attorney for the Defendant:
Carpenter, Rothans & Dumont by Jill Williams and Yaron Dunkel, Los Angeles.

Plaintiff’s Medical Expert(s):
Arthur Kreitenberg, M.D., orthopedic surgery.
Defendant's Medical Expert(s):
Thomas Grogan, M.D., orthopedic surgery.
Plaintiff's Technical Experts:
Plaintiff's Technical Expert(s):
Brad Avrit, safety engineering.

John Brault, biomechanics.

Marie Stephens, school policy and procedure.
Defendant's Technical Expert(s):
None.

Facts and Background:
On January 9, 2018, plaintiff was a 13-year-old student who attended John Muir Middle School. During gym class on a rainy day, plaintiff slipped and fell on rain water that had accumulated on the gym floor.
Plaintiff's Contentions:
That defendant allowed students to track in rain water and as such the gym floor was a dangerous condition of public property. That plaintiff slipped on the wet floor and fell.
Defendant's Contentions:
That plaintiff clipped another student's heel while running, causing plaintiff to trip and fall rather than slip and fall.

Physical Injuries claimed by Plaintiff:
Fractured elbow on non-dominant arm requiring two surgeries. Plaintiff lost some supination range of motion in her non-dominant wrist.
Due to the surgeries in the months after the fall, plaintiff was unable to participate in extracurricular activities like violin, a speech writing competition and theater.