BOP Pays $80,000 in Slip and Fall Incident
The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $80,000 to settle a Federal Tort Claims Act action arising from a slip and fall incident at FCI Milan.
Melinda Sexton was a business invitee at the prison on January 31, 1997, “when she slipped and fell on a patch of ice or snow, which had been carelessly allowed to accumulate and remain in common areas of the premises.”
She sustained a “Colles fracture of the left wrist, degenerative joint disease” that required future medical care. Her husband claimed a loss of consortium from the injury.
Represented by Detroit attorney Richard S. Steinberg, the Sextons filed suit on January 6, 1998. The parties reached the $80,000, of which $20,000 was for attorney fees, on October 13, 2000. See: Sexton v. United States, USDC, E.D. Michigan, Case No 2:99-CV-76310.
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Sexton v. United States
| Year | 2000 |
|---|---|
| Cite | USDC, E.D. Michigan, Case No 2:99-CV-76310. |
| Level | District Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Attorney Fees | 20,000 |
| Damages | 80,000 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |