Robert Lyons v. Plymel Properties, LLC

Jeff Gill (Pensacola, FL)(Property) obtained Summary Judgment in Franklin County, Florida. Plaintiff Robert Lyons, represented by Morgan and Morgan, was servicing the pool on Defendant’s property when he fell on the walkway to the pool, sustaining a right knee injury that required three surgeries and incurring more than $178,000.00 in medical bills. Plaintiff maintained that the defendant had failed to maintain the walkway since Defendant’s maintenance man had passed away approximately 1 year earlier. He also testified that he had informed the Defendant of the dangerous condition of the walkway on multiple occasions. The Court accepted our argument that Plaintiff had utilized a shortcut over a decorative bench and that, as such, Defendant had no duty to maintain that bench for a purpose for which it was not designed. The Defendant had filed a proposal for settlement in the amount of $175,000.00.