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Premises Liability

Trial Verdict

Chicago, IL

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Case Details

Jury awarded verdict of $2,250,310.65 for a 52-year-old homemaker who fell in a puddle of water at Home Depot, suffering a broken ankle, herniated disc, and knee injury requiring replacement. Final payout with interest $2.6 million.

Additional Notes

Home Depot denied there was water on the floor and claimed to have lost the original accident report. After four years of litigation, Home Depot offered to pay her medical expenses on the day before the trial was scheduled to start. At trial, Home Depot blamed the cause of the fall on her failure to see the water and blamed all of her injuries on her weight and pre-existing conditions. Home Depot filed an appeal, which was denied by the Illinois Appellate Court almost two years later.

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