Premises Liability

Many v. Pizza Garden -- An outbreak of Hepatitis A affected many people in the community. The outbreak was traced to a local pizza restaurant, and an investigation initiated by our office discovered employees with Hepatitis A and other unsanitary conditions. A class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of forty-eight (48) clients and the cases settled for $825,000.

Bumble v. Murrell's Inn -- Client was at the beach for weekend, walking from hotel to shore down long wooden platform pathway, which ended in blind, dropdown turn. Hotel employee advised her to "watch her step" and she looked back as she was turning to respond. The client fell and shattered her wrists. Suit filed and settled in mediation for $237,500.

MacMore v. NC Ski Resort -A couple was attending a summertime memorial service for a friend on top of a deck at the highest elevation of a ski mountain. The deck suddenly collapsed and the couple suffered severe injuries. They were Medivac-d by helicopter ambulance to a North Carolina medical center, underwent multiple surgeries, but did survive this near-death experience. The case settled in pre-suit mediation for a confidential sum.

Johnson vs. Big Crane Company -- Johnson working on construction of Mark Clark Expressway. Was helping unload large hoppers of concrete being carried to pour sites by large crane. Crane operator does not pay attention to high tension power lines next to his boom, swings into same as Johnson is positioning hopper for pour. Electrical current courses down metal and Johnson sufferes significant electrical shock injury-neurologic sequelae. Case settled in mediation after suit filed for confidential sum.