Verdict: Premises Liability

Kimberly Sheridan and Dylan Annis (Atlanta, GA) (Premises Liability/Negligent Security) obtained Summary Judgment in Dekalb County, Georgia. Plaintiff alleged she tripped and fell on an unidentified wire or clothes hanger in a tow yard and impound lot. Plaintiff filed suit on a theory of premises liability and negligent security. Defendant filed its Motion for Summary Judgement on the grounds… Read More

G. Jeffrey Vernis and Natasha Coyle (N. Palm Beach, FL)(Premises Liability) tried the case of Passarelli v. The Cheesecake Factory in Palm Beach County, Florida from July 22-26, 2024 and beat the proposal for settlement filed almost 2 years earlier. This negligence claim involved an incident where the Plaintiff fell after an employee moved a chair 3 seconds before the… Read More

Jeff Gill (Pensacola, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained Final Summary Judgment for Whataburger in a Premises Liability case. The Plaintiff slipped and fell on a brown liquid in the Defendant’s restaurant. She suffered an injury to her lower back with resultant radiculopathy as well as a nerve injury to her right foot. We successfully argued that there was… Read More

Tom Paradise and Megan Pariti (Hollywood, FL) (Premises Liability) obtained Summary Judgment in a Spoliation of Evidence claim. The Plaintiff, Jose Lopez, age 79, claimed to have slipped and fallen on a clear liquid in a Target store on December 18, 2022. Target sought Summary Judgment contending that Plaintiff failed to demonstrate actual or constructive notice as required by… Read More

G. Jeffrey Vernis and Natasha Coyle (Palm Beach) (Premises Liability) obtained an excellent result in a 6-day jury trial in Palm Beach County, Florida on May 1, 2024. The case arose from a slip and fall that occurred in a service hallway located inside the Gardens Mall. The Plaintiff was working as a housekeeper and alleges that water spilled from… Read More