Guest Awarded Compensation for Emotional Distress due to Hotel Negligence

A former guest of the Sofitel Hotel in Philadelphia has been awarded compensation for emotional distress due to hotel negligence following a court hearing. In November 2012, Heather Baumgardner was celebrating her thirtieth birthday by staying at the Sofitel Hotel in Philadelphia. On 11th November, at around 4:00am in the morning, Heather´s ex-boyfriend Christopher Werley … Read more

Woman Settles Marriott Hotel Injury Compensation Claim

A woman, who suffered a compound ankle fracture when she slipped and fell by the side of a pool, has settled her Marriott Hotel injury compensation claim. In June 2013, sixty-two year old Michelle Hairston was staying at the Marriott Fairfield Inn in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when she slipped on the wet deck by … Read more

Injury Claim for a Slip in a Nevada Hotel Allowed to Proceed

The Nevada Supreme Court has allowed an injury claim for a slip in a Nevada Hotel to proceed after it was originally dismissed by a Nevada District Court. On 9th October 2010, Sandra Biscay (79) was travelling with her family from California to visit her sister in Las Vegas. Rather than arrive at the sister´s … Read more

Family Awarded $4.5 Million Compensation for a Bus Accident on Vacation

A judge has awarded a family from Pennsylvania more than $4.5 million compensation for a bus accident on vacation after the negligent party failed to enter a defense. In October 2012, the Yuschak family from Dresher, Montgomery County PA, was staying at the Los Altos Beach Resort and Spa in Costa Rica. They decided to … Read more

Supreme Court Sends Claim for Knee Injury at Palms Hotel-Casino Back to District Court

The Nevada Supreme Court has overturned a District Court decision in a claim for a knee injury at the Palms Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas and ruled that it should be re-tried. Enrique Rodriguez was standing at the Sportsbook Bar in the Palms Hotel-Casino on 22nd November 2004, when an actress hired by the Palms Hotel … Read more

Judges Order Insurance Company to Pay Compensation for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Nevada Motel

Judges have ordered Century Surety Co. of Michigan to reimburse the Casino West Motel in Yerington in respect of compensation for carbon monoxide poisoning in the Nevada motel that Casino West has already paid to the families of victims in the 2006 accident. In June 2006, Phillip Doll (26), Juan Pablo Chavez (27), Juan´s wife … Read more

Comic to Receive $1.3 Million Compensation for a Leg Injury at the Bellagio Hotel

Comedian George Wallace has been awarded $1.3 compensation for a leg injury at the Bellagio Hotel after a jury hearing at the Clark County District Court in Nevada. Wallace (61) made his compensation claim for a leg injury at the Bellagio Hotel after tripping over wires and rupturing an Achilles tendon during a private show … Read more