Injury - Slip and Fall

   McBee v. Brunos: $600,000.00 jury verdict. ($200,000.00 compensatory damages and $400,000.00 punitive damages.) Plaintiff slipped in Bruno’s supermarket. The floor was being waxed and cleaned and Plaintiff contended no markers were in place to alert customers of danger. Plaintiff suffered a broken wrist. Plaintiff presented evidence of a similar fall within 30 days and contended Bruno’s was guilty of wanton conduct. Jury verdict was returned in the amount of $200,000.00 compensatory damages and $400,000.00 punitive damages.

  Rucker v. Service Master: In this case, water was on the floor of a hospital without adequate warnings. The plaintiff slipped on the water, fell and was seriously injured. A verdict was returned in favor of the plaintiff in the amount of $500,000.00. The case was tried in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama. The verdict was upheld on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals.