Banquet Facility Trip and Fall — $650,000 Settlement

• Case type: Premises liability / trip and fall
• Location: Shreveport, LA
• Injuries: Right shoulder rotator cuff tear, right knee injury (requiring arthroplasty), and neck/arm pain

Case Description

While working as a caterer at a local banquet facility, our client tripped over a loose board located at the bottom of a doorway. The facility was aware of the hazard but had failed to fix it. The fall was severe enough to require multiple surgeries, including a knee replacement and rotator cuff repair.

Legal Strategy

We deposed facility employees to establish that they had notice of the dangerous condition and retained medical experts to demonstrate the necessity of the surgeries.

Challenges

Establishing both the liability of the facility and the direct medical causation of the fall to the surgeries required.

Resolution

Settled through mediation for $650,000.