The victim, whose identity is reserved for protection, He lost his balance because the floor was wet and then tripped over a metal rod located on the edge of a step.
The woman reported that “there was no marking” and that the rod “was loose and protruding from the surface level.” The truth is that, when he fell, he suffered a severe blow to his left ankle that resulted in a sprain.
The victim was treated by doctors from the Coordinated Emergency Service and was then prescribed a month of complete rest, including physical therapy sessions and the use of an orthopedic boot.
In this context, the woman initiated a civil lawsuit against Palmares Open Mall and The intervening judge, Jorgelina Blanco of the Second Associated Management Court, agreed with him.
The judge highlighted that The “wet floor of the bathroom” was proven and that there was a risk “significantly enhanced by the existence of a step, which, furthermore, exhibited a poorly placed rod.”
The suing company tried to escape the sentence by highlighting “the plaintiff’s clumsiness” But the judge indicated that the firm “did not accurately prove an exemption from objective liability” so it must respond for “all those damages that the plaintiff proves to have suffered as a consequence of the fall.”
Thus, Compensation of $9,666,000 was ordered, an amount to which all the interest incurred in these years must be added, so it is estimated that the total payment will be much higher.
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