Slip and Fall

When property is opened to the public so that the public is invited to use the property, the owner or possessor of that property has a duty to make the property reasonably safe. If they fail to fulfill that duty, they may be liable for any injuries caused by a dangerous condition on the property. These cases are often called premises liability or slip and fall cases. The consequences of dangerous property conditions can be devastating. The attorneys of Murphy, Taylor, Siemens & Elliott have a depth of experience in helping clients recover compensation for their injuries from dangerous property conditions. We have taken on large companies and governmental bodies. Below is a sample list of some of the results we have helped our clients obtain compensation on:

Belliveau v. HAC, Inc., Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Jury verdict of $600,000 (which was reduced to $420,000 for comparative fault) for a client who slipped and fell in a local grocery store and sustained a burst fracture in one the vertebrae in her spine, which required a fusion surgery.

Kerns v. Hy-Vee, Inc., Circuit Court of Jackson County, Missouri: Jury verdict of $175,000 for a client who slipped and fell in a grocery store and sustained a hip fracture requiring surgery.

Davis v. City of St. Joseph, Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Jury verdict of $76,000 for a client who tripped and fell on a dangerous floor mat on property owned by the City and sustained a fracture of his humerus bone, which required a shoulder replacement surgery.

Schawang v. Hoffman Oil Company et al., Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Missouri: Favorable settlement for a client who slipped and fell on ice outside a rest stop and sustained a severe ankle fracture requiring surgical repair.

Edwards v. K-Mart Corp., Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Favorable settlement for a client who slipped and fell at a K-Mart store and suffered a hip fracture which required hip replacement surgery.

Tomlinson v. Hy-Vee, Inc., Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Favorable settlement for a client who slipped and fell at a grocery store and eventually underwent fusion surgery in her lumbar spine.

Walts v. Cab-Ward, L.L.C., Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Favorable settlement for a client who tripped and fell on a bracket that had been left on the floor of a restaurant bathroom and tore ligaments in his knee which required surgery.

Bumphrey v. A & G Steakhouse, Circuit Court of Buchanan County, Missouri: Favorable settlement for a disabled client who fell in a restaurant bathroom when there was no grab bar for her to hold onto and suffered a hip fracture requiring hip replacement surgery.