Defense Verdict

On February 1, 2001, in Naples, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Plaintiff was utilizing an upstairs entrance to Dillards from the upper deck of the mall's parking garage, when she fell over a curb outside of the Dillards' entrance. Plaintiff alleged that she was accustomed to other department stores' upstairs entrances at that mall, all of which had ramped frontage with no curbs. Plaintiff further alleged that the curb served no purpose based on engineering principles and that the presence of bollards set back thirty feet from the area of the curb created a false visual cue that any step down would be at or near the area of the bollards. Judgment for Defendant's attorney's fees and costs is pending based on Defendant prevailing on its Proposal for Settlement. Plaintiff demanded $ 282,000. Read More