SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY JOHN P, BURNS RECENTLY SETTLED A CASE FOR $250,000.00. THE CASE INVOLVED A CLIENT WHO SLIPPED AND FELL AT A SNOWY HOTEL ENTRANCE AT A SKI RESORT. THE CLIENT SUFFERED SEVERE LEG FRACTURES FOR WHICH SURGERY WAS NEEDED. WHILE RECOVERING IN THE HOSPITAL THE CLIENT DEVELOPED AN EMBOLISM WHICH REQUIRED EXTENSIVE ADDITIONAL MEDICAL CARE. THE DEFENSE ASSERTED THAT WHEN A PERSON COMES TO A SKI RESORT THEY HAVE TO EXPECT ICE AND SNOW ON THE GROUND. THE SETTLEMENT JUDGE SAID THAT NO SUCH CASES HAD EVER RESULTED IN A SUCCESFUL JURY VERDICT IN THE SKI AREA TRIALS. THE CLIENTAND HIS SPOUSE WERE VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SETTLEMENT.
Awarded: $250,000.00
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