Won a defense verdict on behalf of a commercial client in a complex liability case before a Middlesex County jury where the sympathetic plaintiff sustained a severe and challenging injury while on our client’s premises. The plaintiff alleged inadequate lighting and lack warnings of recent renovations that caused her to misstep on a platform stair that was previously a ramp. The defense, through multiple experts, proved that in fact, the lighting and warnings exceeded the building code requirements and that the accident was instead the result of the plaintiff’s failure to make proper observations of her surroundings. After 2.5 weeks of trial, the jury found our client was not negligent resulting in an award of no cause of action in favor of our client. The plaintiff demanded 5 times the amount of the settlement offer on the table but instead was awarded zero dollars for past, present, and future pain and suffering.
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