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Slip and Fall Verdicts: Shows v. Shoneys

SHOWS V SHONEY'S

Date: 2/12/1998

RESULT: Court determined Plt. Shows lost an earning potential of $350,000 per year because of injuries from the accident. TOTAL $7,715,380.00

STATE: Louisiana

SUMMARY: Cardiologist awarded $7.7 Million primarily for lost earnings from a slip & fall at a Shoney's breakfast buffet. Plt. Ginger A. Shows MD, a cardiologist, was eating breakfast at a Shoneys Restaurant. She had made her selections from the buffet and was returning to her seat. She slipped on a spilled liquid that had been improperly mopped. Def. Shoneys Inc. and their insurance carrier stipulated to liability but questioned whether the Slip and Fall were the sole cause of her damages. Dr. Shows had a chronic headache problems and a cervical fusion from automobile accident that pre-dated the slip & fall. The Defendants also argued that much of the decrease in her business was because she chose to work as a solo practitioner, instead of as a member of a firm or hospital. The impact of the injury on her business should have been temporary.

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