By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//July 15, 2019//
A $65,000 settlement was reached in a slip-and-fall case in La Crosse County in March.
Harriet Matiak was walking through the lobby of a hotel in La Crosse on July 23, 2016, when she slipped and fell. The floor had recently been mopped.
The defense showed a video showing that two “wet floor” signs had been placed in the hotel lobby.
Settlement amount: $65,000
Special damages: $45,919.18
Date of resolution: March 15, 2019
Case name: Harriett V. Matiak et al vs. The Cincinnati Insurance Company et al
Case type: Slip and fall
Injuries: Fractured hip, fractured right pelvis and bruises on right hip
County: La Crosse
Case number: 18-CV-114
Plaintiff’s lawyer: Ramzy Halaby, Hupy and Abraham S.C.
Defendant’s lawyer: Michael Murray; Kasdorf, Lewis & Swietlik S.C.