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Premises Liability: The Slip and Fall

5/16/2008
James R. Carroll, Jr., Esquire
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Sloppy paint job to blame for worker's slip and fall
A jury awarded more than $4.6 million to a construction worker who slipped on the overspray of a painting project. The suit dates to Aug. 28, 2006, when Thomas McAndrew worked at an outdoor construction site at John F. Kennedy International Airport, in Queens, New York. While traversing an area of cluttered boxes, McAndrew slipped on paint overspray that had been dampened by rainfall. He claimed that he sustained spinal herniations and a severe laceration of one finger. McAndrew sued the construction project's general contractor and a painting subcontractor, alleging that the boxes, the rain and a sloppy paint job created a hazard. The jury agreed, and it awarded McAndrew $4,663,231. McAndrew's wife also recovered $250,000 for her derivative loss.


McAndrew v. American Airlines Inc.
 
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