David and Mary Ann Ferris v. Thomas Muse

Date:

April 2003

Venue:

Middlesex Superior Court
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Case Summary:

We defended the insured homeowner in this case in which the plaintiff, a letter carrier for the United States Postal Service, sustained a torn quadriceps tendon as a result of a slip and fall on snow and ice. The plaintiff alleged that he was caused to fall when he stepped on a crusty ridge of snow caused or created by the chains on the wheels of our client’s snow blower which he argued constituted an unnatural accumulation of snow or ice. The amount of the Federal Worker’s Compensation Lien was $52,000.00, and the trial judge suggested the settlement value of the case was $65,000.00 the day before trial commenced.

Results:

The jury deliberated for just over one hour before returning a verdict for the defendant.

 

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