Premises Liability Cases - Cathey & Strain

Successful Premises Liability Cases

A disoriented and dehydrated patient that was unmonitored and left in her hospital room was found dead three days later in a small restroom on another floor of the hospital.
Numerous cases involving criminal acts of third parties on unsecured/unmonitored premises – including an individual who had acid thrown in his eyes at a rental car company, resulting in blindness, and a hotel room invasion that resulted in a serious shooting injury.
A young female drug counselor working at a state prison who slipped and fell on stairs recently painted with nonabrasive high gloss paint required two back surgeries with a fusion/insertion of metal orthopedic hardware and resulted in permanent disability from work.
A building inspector walking through a partially constructed high-rise fell through an inappropriate/ineffective wooden hole cover in the floor, which resulted in his death.
A malicious dog with a previous bite history attacked and mauled a disabled Mary Kay saleswoman causing permanent disfigurement.
A neighbor who was asked to house-sit fell over a hidden/rusty pipe in the garden causing a severe laceration, which became infected and ultimately resulted in the amputation of her leg.
A patron at a carnival in North Carolina fell off an unguarded walkway to a ride and fractured her ankle, developed a blood clot and ultimately had a stroke, which caused permanent brain damage and disability.
A swim team member drowned at a university swimming pool, as the school failed to have a lifeguard present.