Premises Liability Settlement – $301,000

The case

A 34 year old man fell into a stairwell opening leading to a basement. The area was under renovation and did not have any protective guardrail surrounding it.

The Ohio matter settled before a lawsuit was filed, for the available policy limits of $301,000.00.

Injuries

• Right shoulder traumatic dislocation
• Right shoulder displaced humeral head fracture
• Right shoulder labral tear
• Right shoulder partial rotator cuff tear
• Adhesive capsulitis of right shoulder
• Right shoulder subacromial impingement with bursitis
• Right shoulder axillary nerve damage

Underwent right shoulder surgery to repair the labrum and rotator cuff tears.

Case facts