Thomas Rickard v. Linda and Nathan Friedman

Date:

August 2002

Venue:

Norfolk Superior Court
Dedham, Massachusetts

Case Summary:

We defended the insured homeowners in this case in which the plaintiff alleged that he sustained disc herniations at multiple levels of his cervical spine with cord compression and neuropathy, and suffered loss of earning capacity as a result of stepping into a hole in the insured’s lawn and landing on his head, left shoulder and back. The plaintiff testified that the insured acknowledged she was aware of the hole and requested that her landscaper fill it in prior to the incident. The insureds denied any prior knowledge of the hole or that they had contacted their landscaper prior to the incident.

Results:

The jury deliberated for about one hour before returning a verdict for the defendants.

 

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