HM&B Secures a Complete Defense Verdict for a Major Retailer After 7-Day Trial

Bassett v. Walmart Inc.and Wal-Mart Stores, East, LP., Case No. 0:2018cv61984 (In the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Miami Division Oct 2019)
HM&B Secures a Complete Defense Verdict for a Major Retailer After 7-Day Trial
After a hard fought, seven-day trial, HM&B Attorneys Jerry Hamilton and William Edwards prevailed obtaining a complete defense verdict on behalf Walmart. The plaintiff alleged to suffered grievous injuries to her neck, back, knee, and hip  as a result of a slip and fall incident that took place on Christmas Eve 2016. Plaintiff sought over $1.5 million dollars in damages. The Walmart defense team was able to show that not only that Plaintiff had misrepresented her prior medical conditions, but that the incident could not have taken place in the manner that Plaintiff described. The jury took only 2 1/2 hours to return the defense verdict.