Kelley Kronenberg Partner, Aaron Neifeld, with the assistance of Partner,
Lara Weems Rezapour, proceeded to trial in a
general liability claim involving a premises liability dispute.
Faced with exposure of $3,073,779.12, plus fees and costs, Mr.
Neifeld launched an aggressive defense before a Seminole County,
Florida jury. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict
in our client's favor. The Honorable Jessica Recksiedler, of
the 18th Judicial Circuit, in Seminole County, Florida,
presided.
In this case, Plaintiff claimed he slipped and fell outside a
big-box retail store, on a painted stripe that lacked sufficient
non-grip additives. In our client's defense, we argued
successfully that (1) no dangerous condition existed on the
property, because Plaintiff had also testified at deposition, and
in medical records, that the cause of his fall was rainwater; (2)
the store did not have notice of any negligent striping done by its
subcontractor, because there
