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Parking Lot Owner Negligent For Lack Of Security
$2.57 Million Settlement On March 22, 1997, the 16-year-old plaintiff traveled to the east bank of the Flats with a number of friends, all of whom were over 21. The group parked their vehicle in a nearby parking lot. During the evening, witnesses testified that the plaintiff and his friends smoked marijuana and drank several beers. The group exited a bar at 2 a.m. and, as they walked through the parking lot, became involved in an altercation with a man. During the altercation, the man removed a concealed knife and began stabbing members of the group, including the plaintiff.
The plaintiff suffered a stab wound to the heart, resulting in massive blood loss, circulatory collapse and anoxic encephalopathy. Following emergency surgery, testing confirmed that he suffered anoxic damage to the brain as a result of the loss of blood and circulatory collapse.
The plaintiff is now severely disabled and will require custodial care for the remainder of this life.
Type of Action: Negligent security; premises liability.
Type of Injuries: Stab wound to the heart; brain damage; blindness
Court/Case Number/Date: Cuyahoga County Probate Court/No. 350118/Oct. 8, 2002
Caption: Doe v. ABC Parking
Judge, Jury or Arbitrator: Settled during trial
Name of Judge: John Angelotta
Verdict, Settlement or Arbitration Award: $2.57 million
Allocation of Fault: N/A
Attorney for the Plaintiff: W. Craig Bashein, Cleveland
Insurance Carriers: AIG and Chubb
Plaintiffs Experts: Greg Baepple, Cleveland; John Kinney M.D., Cleveland
W. Craig Bashein
Doe v ABC Parking
Settlement: $2,570,000.00
October 8, 2002
