Deadly Slip and Fall
Jan 01, 2019OUTCOME: $750,000
In this very tragic case, a man died while trying to reach the front door of his apartment building after snowfall, melting and refreezing conditions. The defendant claimed that the man was contributor ... ily negligent, that is, that he should have known the parking lot was icy and should have been more careful. However, Partner Chuck Sickels and associate Matt Perushek succeeded in gaining a settlement based on the clear paths doctrine in Virginia law which states that the defendant needed to prove that a clear alternative path was available to the man, which was not.
