Our 38-year-old client visited an adventure water park located in an old quarry in Connecticut. As he was jumping from a series of one floating lily pads to the next, he slipped and fell into the water. The water park operator noted that the lily pads were anchored by chains hooked to the ground, however the water park operator had defectively installed the lily pads leaving an open hook underwater that caused a significant wound to our client’s foot. As our client rose from the water, his foot caught on the hook and he suffered a deep laceration to his left foot and ankle. The wound required 23 stitches to close and subsequently became infected. Unfortunately, he eventually sustained nerve damage and was diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome.
Although the defendant proposed $125K – $200K as fair, just and reasonable damages, our capable and persistent legal team joined by outside local counsel and led by trial attorney Andrew Finkelstein, presented the facts in such a manner that the jury determined our client should receive $13 Million.