Premises liability – slip and fall. Plaintiff, a cardiologist, claimed that she slipped while walking near a salad bar in Defendant’s restaurant on a wet spot on the floor, fell and hurt her back. Plai...ntiff further claimed that her injury caused a disc displacement which caused a degenerative lumbar condition which damaged her ability to practice her profession. Plaintiff contended that Shoney’s was negligent in that it’s employees had mopped the floor around the sald bar but had not placed any signs in the area warning that the floor might be wet. Dr. Shows claimed that her injury had cost her millions in past and future income.
Shoney’s admitted liability and the judge awarded Dr. Shows $7.7 million including $7.2 million in lost wages and earnings.
Car accident
Les Miles' Nieces
N/A
OUTCOME: $2.5 Million
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Port Allen-A West Baton Rouge jury awarded Jessie and Katie Browne $2,500,000.00 in a suit against the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development.
The ...Browne sisters were the daughters of Ann Hope Browne, LSU football coach Les Miles’ sister, who was killed in a car accident at the intersection of Sugar Plantation Parkway and LA 1 in Addis, Louisiana on April 22, 2011.
The jury found the State of Louisiana, DOTD 40% at fault for causing the accident. The jury found that the intersection was defective on April 22, 2011 at the time of the crash, that the State of Louisiana, DOTD had actual or constructive notice of the defect and that LA DOTD had reasonable time to correct the defect but failed to do so. The jury also found Ann Hope Browne 60% at fault for her comparative fault in pulling out of Sugar Plantation Parkway while her view was obstructed by a right turning motorist.
“The Browne sisters are amazing resilient girls. They are both Division I athletes, Jessie, a former Southeastern University softball pitcher, and Katie, is presently the starting catcher for The University of Georgia softball team. These two have been through a tremendous amount of tragedy and it is nice to finally give them some closure.”
The DOTD added a traffic signal at this intersection in March of 2012 after three more fatalities occurred in December, 2011 at this same intersection. “DOTD representatives still refer to this signal as ‘temporary’ but hopefully this will convince them that the Addis Community deserves a safe intersection and they will make this light permanent after this verdict.”
Louisiana law provides a maximum recovery of $500,000.00 in suits against the State of Louisiana.
Car accident
Car Collision Causes Severe Back Injuries
N/A
OUTCOME: $885,000
Attorney Frank Tomeny, of the Tomeny Law Firm, APLC, recently secured an $885,000 settlement for a client who suffered severe back injuries in a car collision. The woman developed symptomatic lateral l...isthesis that simply would not resolve. This required medical attention and, subsequently, an invasive surgery. Attorney Tomeny reached out to our team to produce a 3D animation of the spinal surgery.
During the start of the procedure, a lateral annulotomy was made using a scalpel. Bringing the animation closer into view, a total discectomy is performed to remove the lumbar disc. The visible end plates are then decorticated of subchondral bone using a combination of added 3D Cobb elevators, endplate rasps, and serrated curettes. The loose disc and endplate material are resected with pituitary rongeurs. A cage packed with cadaveric allograft is then inserted into the interbody space of L3-L4.
The second part of the surgical procedure involved the Plaintiff lying in the prone position. Transitioning into the body, the facet around the right side is removed to manually decompress the nerves in the spinal canal. Similarly, the left facet capsule is removed manually, and the outer portion of the bone is removed. Bone graft was then applied to perform the fusion. Lastly, pedicle screws and rods were placed at L3-L4 to stabilize the back.
Attorney Tomeny has dedicated his practice to representing individuals who have suffered injuries due to wrongful acts or negligence of others. He has successfully obtained numerous favorable settlements and verdicts for his clients, including a $7.7 million in a premises liability case. Dedicated to his profession and community, attorney Tomeny was named as a Super Lawyer, AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and is Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Attorneys.
