Defense Verdict

Anthony Petrillo, Tampa Managing Partner and Matthew Evans, Associate obtained a defense verdict on February 26, 2008 in a slip and fall incident. Plaintiff was seeking 7 figure economic losses after slipping on gravy in Defendant's kitchen. The trial was bifurcated. Defense represented the Florida Division of Children and Families, Camelot Care Centers, Inc. and Janet Honaker. Honaker was a therapeutic foster parent of a bipolar foster child. The child had thrown a tantrum and flung gravy and glassware about the house and kitchen and ran to her room with a bottle of pills threatening suicide. Honaker called 911. Plaintiff was one of the responding officers. Plaintiff sued under a negligence theory and failure to warn. Plaintiff's alleged Honaker caused the dangerous condition and negligently failed to correct it or adequately warn of it. Plaintiff has been unable to work since Oct. of 2000 and had a very significant lost wage claim. Plaintiff had 2 back surgeries and is set to have another. Plaintiff past economic specials approximated $800K. Read More