Falldowns - Trip and Fall, Slip and Fall
Monroe County PA
Slip and Fall on Ice at Work
At the time of the incident, our Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania client was a plumbing and heating repair technician. As such,
he was responsible for driving to customers' homes, and repairing and installing plumbing and heating systems. He had already
been out on a service call and had returned to the shop to get supplies for a job. When our client arrived back at the
property after his first service call on the morning of the incident, there was a covering, or dusting of snow on the parking
lot surface. While walking in the parking lot, he slipped on an old, thick patch of ice.
Our Monroe County client suffered very serious injuries to his right ankle, right foot, right elbow, and right shoulder.
He underwent a number of surgeries to his right ankle and was out of work for a three year period of time. He received
benefits from his employer's workers compensation carrier.
Attorney Linda Shick filed a lawsuit in Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. After the start of trial, the case was
settled. Our client was compensated for the negligence of the landowner for failing to clear his property of ice and
snow.
Bucks County, PA
Trip and Fall
Our Doylestown, Pennsylvania Client, a 43 year old, married mother of five children had just finished filling out a job
application as a part-time clerk. She stopped on her way home to pick up dinner at a fast food restaurant. As she was
descending a set of exterior railroad tie stairs leading to the restaurant, she tripped on a broken stair edge. Her weight
shifted, she lost her balance and her right knee went out.
Our Client was taken to the Emergency Department at Doylestown Hospital in Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and was
diagnosed with a serious injury to her left knee and ankle. Because of the serious nature of her injury, she was transferred
to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for surgery and casting. After months of treatment and physical therapy
with her local doctors in Bucks County, Client returned to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for a second surgery.
Since this injury, our Doylestown Client's leg swells daily. She has difficulty on steps, cannot run or kneel and has a
continuous sensation of her knee going out. She can no longer play tennis or ski as she did pre-injury. Due to the injury,
our Client was unable to accept the part-time job she was offered.
The Client and her husband hired our law firm to bring a claim against the owner of the property for their negligence in
maintaining their property. The case was successfully resolved prior to the filing of a lawsuit.
Northampton County, PA
Slip and Fall - Wet Grocery Store Floor
Our Client, a young mother of four young children from Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania was injured when she
slipped and fell on a wet floor in a grocery store. The floor in front of the deli counter was wet with water that was
running out from under the counter. The Client had purchased lunch meat and had turned to place it into her shopping cart
when she slipped on the wet floor and fell onto her right side.
A store employee testified that there were a number of ceiling leaks in the area of the deli counter. She also testified
that there was a problem with a seal on one of the refrigeration units that allowed water to run out from underneath the unit
onto the floor where patrons walked.
The Client was seriously injured when she fell. She was taken to the Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania. She
suffered a badly fractured right wrist which required three surgeries and many courses of physical therapy to heal. She was
left with permanent deformity and scarring.
A lawsuit was brought in Northampton County, Pennsylvania. Literally on the Northampton County Courthouse steps, Attorney
Linda Shick resolved the claim for a substantial amount of money to compensate our Client and her husband for their losses as
a result of the negligence of the grocery store that caused her to slip and fall.
Philadelphia County PA
Slip and Fall on Wet Floor
Our Easton, Pennsylvania Client was a 53 year old female traveling nurse who was injured while working at a hospital in
Easton, Pennsylvania. She slipped and fell on a wet floor very shortly after she exited the nurses' locker room. This fall
occurred at the end of her shift. Our Client was licensed as a nurse in at least five other states. She worked for a staffing
company who sent her to locales for periods of 3 months or more.
At the end of her shift she entered the nurses' locker room to use the rest room, tidy herself up, and gather her
belongings. As she left the nurses' locker room, the wet floor caused her to slip and fall onto her back. It was not until
she fell that she knew the floor was wet. There were no wet floor signs or cones to warn our Client about the wet floor.
Our Client was in severe pain. She was immediately examined at Easton Hospital in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was approved
to receive workers' compensation benefits from her employer from the time she became totally disabled to perform her nursing
duties.
She suffered severe headaches and neck and back pain; impairment of sleep; muscle spasms in both arms; ringing in both
ears; dizziness; blurred vision; fatigue; and depression.
Suit was filed in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas. After lengthy litigation, both sides agreed to submit the
case to a mediation where it was successfully resolved. The settlement provides significant compensation to our Client for
the injuries she suffered as a result of the negligence of the hospital and their janitorial contractor.
Monroe County
Slip and Fall on Ice and Snow
Our Mount Pocono Client exited the grocery store. A gutter and downspout had diverted water onto the sidewalk that had
frozen. The ice caused her to slip and fall down. She suffered a bad fracture of her fibula, extending to the joint of her
ankle along with strain and sprain injuries to her back.
She was taken to Pocono Medical Center in Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pennsylvania. She continued to receive treatment
from Monroe County medical providers which included long courses of physical therapy.
Attorney Linda Shick filed a lawsuit in Monroe County Court of Common Pleas. Prior to trial, the case was settled. Our
Client was compensated for the negligence of the super market in causing the water to run onto the sidewalk and freeze, which
caused our client to slip and fall down and be injured.
