Robert W. Sweetin, Esq. of Matheny, Sears, Linkert & Jaime recently obtained a defense verdict following a 4-week trial in Sonoma County. The plaintiff, a 78 year-old retiree, was leaving the apartment complex when he tripped and fell at the lobby entrance on a door mat owned by the property management company. Plaintiff alleged he suffered injuries to his spine, face, left shoulder, back, right knee, and hip as a result of the property management company’s failure to inspect and maintain the property and the door mat.
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