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Hospitality Industry Safety Solutions: Hotel And Restaurant Kitchen “Safe Work Practices” To Prevent “Slips, Trips And Falls” Of Young Employees
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Hospitality Industry Legal Risks: Louisiana Hotel Sued For “Negligence” By Woman Who Tripped On “Elevated Transom” In Bathroom; Seeks Damages For Surgeries For Fractures To Leg, Physical Therapy, Loss Of Consortium
“…(the plaintiff) allegedly made her way to the bathroom and “literally stumbled upon a hidden trap in the form of an unexpected change in 
elevation between the bathroom and the bedroom, causing her to stumble and suffer severe injuries to her left leg, including a fracture The defendant is accused of failing to warn, failing to fix the change of elevation, failing to properly design the floor, failing to act as a reasonable or prudent person would under the same or similar circumstances and being otherwise negligent…(the lawsuit) seeks an unspecified amount of damages for severe and permanent injuries to her body and mind, multiple surgeries fracture necessitated, the implementation of hardware and many doctors and physical therapy visits…”
A woman who broke her leg after allegedly tripping and falling on an elevated transom is suing a local hotel where the incident occurred. Rebecca Bofinger, husband and William, filed suit against Hotel Provincial LLC, Provincial Motels Inc. and Zurich American Insurance Company in the Orleans Parish Civil District Court on August 8.
The suit states that on Aug. 9, 2012, the plaintiffs, both Baton Rouge residents, traveled to New Orleans, where they stayed at the Hotel Provincial.
Additionally, as a consequence of the accident, plaintiff William Bofinger has suffered a loss of his wife’s services, including but not limited to loss of society, loss of services, loss of consortium, and loss of love and affection.
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Hospitality Industry Legal Risks: Texas Restaurant Sued By Man Who Fell On Step Hidden By “Busy Carpet Pattern”; “Dangerous Condition Created”
“…The suit asserts the defendant should haven known that the excessive pattern on the carpet obscured patrons’ abilities to detect the step and that it confuses the eye…the suit further alleges there were no warning signs of the dangerous condition…the plaintiff is suing for his alleged past and future medical expenses, mental anguish, pain, impairment and lost wages…”
Orange County resident Danny Stilley is blaming a “busy carpet pattern†at an area restaurant as the reason why he tripped and fell. Stilley filed suit against Kampus Korner Restaurant on Aug. 14 in Jefferson County District Court. According to the lawsuit, on Feb. 4, 2012, Stilley was a patron at the restaurant, located near the Lamar University campus. He purchased a cup of coffee and was instructed to go sit at an elevated section of the diner.
Stilley sat at his table for some time and when he got up he failed to “detect the change in floor elevation and tripped,†hitting the ground and knocking himself unconscious.
“The elevated area was covered with a carpet with a busy pattern,†the suit states. “Due to the very busy pattern on the carpet, it is difficult to detect the rise in elevation.â€
For more:Â http://setexasrecord.com/news/288504-busy-carpet-pattern-caused-mans-fall-suit-alleges
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Hospitality Industry Legal Risks: Texas Hotel Employee Files "Trip-And-Fall Lawsuit" For Negligence In "Failing To Secure Floor Covering During Construction"
 “…Gonzales was working at the Holiday Inn on Walden Road when she tripped over a loose floor covering placed in the area where ISC was contracted to perform repair work…Gonzales is suing for her past and future mental anguish, pain, medical expenses and lost wages, plus exemplary damages…”
A trip-and-fall lawsuit, which was slated to be tried in December, will now be tried in May. Holiday Inn employee Carol Gonzales filed suit against Insurance Services Construction on Oct. 20, 2010, in Jefferson County District Court, alleging the company negligently failed to securely fasten a floor covering while performing work at the hotel.
International Catastrophe Solutions was later added as a defendant, court papers say. On June 22 Gonzales filed a motion for continuance, asking that the case be continued “for a couple of months based on the fact that ICS has still not” officially answered the suit, the motion states.
A hearing on the matter was held Aug. 22. Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, decided to take no action on the motion. However, on Nov. 16 an amended discovery control plan order was entered in the case, bumping the case from the court’s December docket to the May.
For more:Â http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/241507-trip–fall-trial-bumped-to-may
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