A Baltimore, Maryland, woman tripped on an uneven sidewalk, broke her right wrist, and injured her right arm and her back in the fall. Her medical bills were in excess of $50,000 in medical treatments, and she lost more than $15,000 in wages.
Originally, she sued the owners of the home that she fell in front of, but they were dismissed from the case in December because the City of Baltimore owned the sidewalk . The City of Baltimore was the remaining defendant, and the case was set for trial in March. Initially, the victim sought $500,000 in damages, but the parties settled for $120,000.
Although slip-and-fall cases are common, they usually are very difficult due to win and are hotly contested due to the fact that the hazard might be in plain sight, and thus the Plaintiff may have been able to avoid it. However, in this case an uneven sidewalk is not easy to spot. Here, the danger of the sidewalk, coupled with the victim’s severe injuries in this case resulted in a high settlement.
If you have suffered serious injuries in a slip-and-fall on someone else’s property, please call 301-251-1286 today or contact the Law Offices of Stuart L. Plotnick, LLC for your consultation with an experienced Bethesda personal injury attorney. Our office is conveniently located in Rockville, Maryland.