Slipping and falling is a major problem in Miami. People are getting hurt every day and finding they don’t have the right legal representation to make sure they are compensated for their damages. A recent court decision took aim at high heels in slip and fall cases. CBS Miami takes a look at this in a recent article titled “Court: Don’t Blame High Heels For Slip & Fall.”
According to the author of the article, “A state appeals court Friday overturned a circuit judge’s ruling that a woman was partially negligent in a slip-and-fall accident because she was wearing high-heeled shoes. The decision by the 5th District Court of Appeal came in a St. Johns County case that stemmed from injuries suffered by Jennifer Bongiorno, who fell on a slippery bathroom floor at an office building where she worked. Bongiorno, who filed a lawsuit against the property owner, Americorp, Inc., was wearing 4-to-5 inch heels at the time of the accident. A circuit judge ruled that Americorp and Bongiorno were each 50 percent negligent for the injuries, with the company pointing in part to evidence that a co-worker was able to avoid falling on the bathroom floor because she was wearing ‘safer footwear,’ according to Friday’s decision. A three-judge panel of the appeals court, however, rejected the circuit judge’s conclusion and sent the case back with instructions for a judgment in favor of Bongiorno.”
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