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ALICE & BENJAMIN BENDER vs. ROYAL PALM HOSPITALITY, LLC, d/b/a HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS; ACE CONCRETE PUMPING, INC.; and HOSPITALITY CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC.
Copyright 2001 Florida Legal Periodicals, Inc. FLORIDA JURY VERDICT REPORTER (FJVR)
Docket No. 99-17568 (21); FJVR Reference No. 01:9-3
Settlement Date: June 6, 2001
Publication Date: September 2001
TOPIC: Falldown - Motel
RESULT: $ 169,999 for Plaintiff (settlement)
STATE: Florida
COUNTY: Broward
JUDGE: Miette K. Burnstein
PLAINTIFF PROFILE:
Age: 77
Sex: Female
PLAINTIFF ATTORNEY: Mark Osherow and Stephen J. Padula of Osherow, Shiner & Associates, P.A., Boca Raton
DEFENDANT ATTORNEY: James J. Gallagher, Ft. Lauderdale; Ivan Solari of Law Offices of Clark & Conrad, Miami; Robert S. Horwitz of Schwartz & Horwitz, P.A., Boca Raton
CAUSE OF INJURY: On January 18, 1999, while staying at Defendant's motel, Plaintiff's right foot descended approximately eight to twelve inches on the ground's change in elevation, as a result of renovation work taking place at the motel, causing her to fall.
NATURE OF INJURY: Right calcaneus (heel) fracture; right rotator cuff tear with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD).
PLAINTIFF EXPERT WITNESSES: Herbert T. Bogert, Safety, Ocala Eric Shapiro, M.D., Orthopedics, Boynton Beach
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