$125,000 Settlement for Slip and Fall with Ankle Fracture

Demas Law Group’s client, a 78-year-old gift shop owner, slipped and fell on spilled liquid as she was exiting a Sacramento-area entertainment venue.  After the client’s fall, she was assisted up by a companion and exited the venue without reporting the incident.  The following morning, she was seen at a Kaiser emergency room and diagnosed with a non-displaced distal fibula fracture.  The fracture did not require surgical repair.  The client was treated with a short leg cast followed by a walking boot.  Her medical bills were $5,000.  After her recovery, the client injured the same ankle in a fall at her home.  Her Kaiser physician testified that the second injury was unrelated to the first.  As a result of her ankle fracture from the slip and fall incident, the client was unable to work her normal hours at the gift shop that she owned and operated.  She hired Tim Spangler at Demas Law Group to handle her case.  Knowing that defense attorneys and insurance companies are often skeptical of lost profit claims made by plaintiffs who are self-employed, Mr. Spangler immediately hired a forensic economist who was able to evaluate the pre-injury earning records and the project lost profits, including separating out lost profits associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic and the stay-at-home order.  The case was resolved at a mediation for $125,000.

Premises liability cases are often difficult and typically require significant litigation.  The attorneys at Demas Law Group have a great deal of experience with this type of case, understand how to establish liability and prove up damages, and routinely turn these challenging cases into success stories for their clients.