$150,000

By Frank C. Bartlett Jr.

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Last Modified on Jun 18, 2026

An elderly woman tripped and fell on a poorly constructed stairway suffering a bimalleolar fracture to her ankle requiring surgery. Defense counsel argued that the plaintiff was aware of the alleged defect in the stairway due to the fact that she used the stairway on a daily basis for the several years in which she was a tenant at the property. The defense further argued that the stairway was so poorly constructed, that the defects in the stairway were open and obvious to the plaintiff. In spite of these arguments, Attorney Bartlett was able to obtain a $150,000 settlement for the plaintiff.