Cheng v. Patten Companies c/o Redstone Properties, Inc.

Jeff Gill and his legal team (Pensacola, FL) (Premises Liability) recently obtained an excellent result in a Walton County, Florida Premises Liability case. The case arose when our client, a land development company, was showing the Plaintiff some homesites for sale. The Plaintiff was attacked by a swarm of yellowjackets, suffering a severe allergic reaction. Plaintiff alleged that our client failed to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and failed to warn the Plaintiff of a dangerous condition that it was aware of or should have been aware of. Jeff used the wild animal rule (no liability for harm caused by animals unless Defendant introduced the animal onto the property) to get the Complaint dismissed without prejudice and then used a § 57.105, Fla. Stat. (frivolous claim statute) letter to induce opposing counsel to dismiss his Amended Complaint with prejudice. It is important to remember that the most recent version of that statute provides for the award of fees against both party and counsel in equal amounts.