Woman Sues Disney Over Slip And Fall
A woman was left with injuries characterized by her attorney as “severe” and “disfiguring” after she tripped over an uneven walkway at Disney’s Boardwalk Resort. The area has since been refurbished, according to Disney. The plaintiff contends that the surface was “decaying” and “uneven” which led to the avoidable injury. The injury occurred where the boardwalk surface met a concrete abutment.
The plaintiff also says that as a result of the injury, she has incurred the burden of medical expenses, been prevented from doing work for which she is employed, and suffered a reduction in her quality of life. The filing indicates that the injuries are either permanent or expected to persist into the near future.
Understanding Disney’s duty of care
A plaintiff in a premises liability lawsuit alleging a slip and fall injury must establish that the dangerous condition that caused their injury was foreseeable. In this case, that fact will be easy to establish because Disney either created the dangerous condition or allowed it to remain unaddressed for an extended period of time. If the latter, Disney would have had a duty to fix the dangerous condition to avoid a potential lawsuit from emerging over a slip and fall accident. Since they didn’t, it is highly likely that they will be found negligent for the slip and fall and the only matter left to resolve will be the injured party’s damages.
Assessing damages in a slip and fall lawsuit
Damages are directly tied to your injuries. Slip and fall lawsuits run the gamut when it comes to settlements. Some can settle for over $1 million while others are barely actionable at all. If you slip and fall and get a bruise on your bum, you may be able to file a lawsuit, but you won’t recover much money because you have no lasting injuries. In this case, the plaintiff alleges that she suffered permanent injuries from the slip and fall which is not unheard of. As might make sense, older Americans who suffer slip and fall accidents tend to be more severely injured than younger ones.
In cases where the injury is extensive enough to prevent you from working for a period of time, your lost wages are compensable under the law. Further, your medical expenses are compensable. Pain and suffering damages, which relate to physical pain but also emotional pain are compensable. For example, if you can no longer do activities that you once enjoyed because of your injury, you deserve to be compensated for that. Many times, those injured by negligent parties have their quality of life reduced forever. That is also compensable. It all depends on how extensively you were injured.
Talk to a Miami Personal Injury Lawyer Today
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