On August 29, 2018, Fort Lauderdale, Senior Associate Allison Janowitz, Esq. prevailed on a Motion for Summary Judgment in a trip and fall matter styled Lisa Ruggiero v. Simon Property Group, Inc. This matter involved an alleged trip and fall at Boca Town Center, where Plaintiff alleged that as a result of tripping over roots she sustained an evulsion fracture requiring an open reduction ankle surgery. The Motion for Summary Judgment was based on the fact that Plaintiff cut through bushes in front of the Mall, and tripped over a tree root which was found among the bushes. Read More.