Insurer for a commercial shopping plaza and its parking vendor paid $180,000.00 in damages, on the eve of trial, in a case where a customer slipped and fell in a shopping plaza parking lot that was left dangerously wet and after extensive discovery, it was revealed that the defendants did not inspect it for dangerous conditions and had no sufficient policies and procedures in place to keep this busy commercial space safe for its customers.
Although the plaintiff had under twenty thousand dollars in related medical expenses, there was ongoing pain and suffering years after the incident, and the parties settled after brief mediation as the trial date was approaching.