Total Injury

Two places that most people would rather avoid have been the setting for alleged slip and fall injuries, and it will be interesting to see what results of the recently filed personal injury lawsuits.

● An inmate at South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia is suing the Regional Jail and Correctional Facility Authority for his alleged slip and fall down a flight of stairs at the jail on December 5^th. Nalone Stallings says he slipped on a puddle of water that was left on the floor of the jail premises and then fell down the stairs. In addition to making a claim for punitive damages for his bodily injuries, Stallings is seeking compensatory damages for his physical pain and suffering, mental anguish, limitations in his activities and diminution in his ability to enjoy life. Whether he can prove negligence on behalf of the jail remains to be seen.  

● A woman who tripped and fell at Anderson Hospital in Maryville, Illinois is seeking more than $100,000 worth of damages in a personal injury lawsuit against the hospital. Paulette Green claims that she was present in a labor and delivery room at Anderson nearly two years ago when she became entangled in wires from an unused medical machine, fell down and suffered personal, pecuniary and permanent damages. Green is claiming Anderson to be negligent for not warning her of the wires and for failing to inspect the floor, maintain the wires in a safe area on the floor, barricade that area from her, and protect her from any threats posed by the wires. Green claims she has paid more than $28,000 in medical expenses, lost wages and suffered pain and mental anguish because of the fall.