Achilles' Tendon Injuries Total Award $ Outcome Case Type Subcategory Facts Plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon tear when he was refereeing a high school football game at a school under the jurisdiction of the defendant Escambia County School Board. He alleged that he fell into a hole. The defendant hand that the football field was properly maintained and no $ - Defense Premises Liability Fall at Public School hole existed.

Plaintiff was visiting from Germany on vacation when he presented to the ER for evaluation of left ankle pain which occurred during a tennis game. He was examined by the defendant physician who described the plaintiff's pain as mild/moderate with tenderness over the Achilles' tendon and lower left gastrocnemius. She ordered and x-ray of the ankle, which was negative for fracture or dislocation. The plaintiff was diagnosed with an ankle sprain and was discharged. He returned to Germany, but was still experiencing pain despite following the defendant's instructions. Approximately 1 month after the initial ER visit, an MRI of the plaintiff's ankle showed a complete rupture of the Achilles' tendon accompanied by edema or fluid filling the area requiring surgery which involved the reconstruction of the tendons in and around the Achilles'. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was negligent in failing to diagnose the plaintiff's ruptured Achilles through the use of more detailed studies, that the rupture wouldn't have been seen on the plain x-ray, that the delay in diagnosis caused the plaintiff's surgery to be more extensive, that the defendant failed to refer to an orthopedic surgeon in a timely manner, and that the defendant never touched or examined him. The defendant denied negligence and claimed comparative negligence, alleging that the plaintiff continued to be weight bearing on the left leg without crutched for approximately 3 weeks prior to his return to Germany. She further claimed that there were no clinical signs of tendon rupture at the ER and that the plaintiff failed to follow up with the orthopedic surgeon or otherwise follow $ - Defense Medical Negligence Failure to Diagnose discharge instructions. Plaintiff suffered a ruptured left Achilles' tendon, requiring surgery, and tendonitis, resulting in a 15% lower left extremity impairment, after she was struck from behind by a cart being pushed by an employee of the defendant retail store (Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.). She was pushed to the floor by the fully-stocked cart and alleged that the defendant's employee failed to push the cart in a safe manner. The defendant $ 853,000.00 Plaintiff Premises Liability Accident at Retail Store admitted liability. Plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon injury when she slipped and fell on a loose rubber seal while walking through a rolling barrel at the defendant's amusement attraction where she was a visitor. She alleged that the defendant was negligent, failed to properly maintain or inspect the premises and failed to remedy or warn of a known dangerous condition. The defendant denied liability and claimed that the plaintiff's negligent was the proximate cause of her injuries which weren't related $ 30,050.00 Plaintiff Premises Liability Slip-and-Fall to this accident. Minor plaintiff suffered a severed Achilles' tendon when a gate at the apartment complex owned by the defendants slammed on her foot when she was entering through it. She claimed that the defendants Accident at Apartment were negligent in their maintenance of the gate. The defendants didn't $ - Defense Premises Liability Complex admit or contest the plaintiff's contentions. Plaintiff alleged that the one stair step-up from the parking lot of a church was dangerous because the tile was inherently excessively slippery during dry weather conditions. She related that after posting a notice of an event at a different church, she turned, slipped, and fell. Her engineer maintained that the coefficient of friction was too low, and that the defendant should have added a coating, or use tape, to render the area less slippery. The defendant held that the fall occurred despite a safe step and that the step and tile had been present for approximately 36 years and there were no prior incidents. The plaintiff alleged that she suffered an Achilles' tendon rupture, and a small avulsion fracture to the ankle, and underwent surgery to repair the ruptured Achilles' tendon. The defendant claimed that based upon failure of the plaintiff to establish a causal link between the incident and prior back complaints, including testimony of the plaintiff's physician that the ankle injuries resolved after 6 months, that the plaintiff's request for recovery be limited to the 6 months of treatment $ - Defense Premises Liability Slip-and-Fall for the ankle injury only.

Plaintiff claimed that the defendant, a contractor working on a remediation project, left debris behind from the construction, causing her to trip and fall. She testified that she was walking in her employer's garage when she tripped and fell over a piece of construction debris and that, while the defendant was conducting its work, it failed to adequately clean up the area and left behind the debris which caused the plaintiff's fall. She sustained multiple injuries, including an Achilles' tendon rupture that required surgery. She may need future surgery, as well. The defendant denied that it left behind debris or that it was responsible for the plaintiff's fall. They further claimed that the scope of work performed by the defendant, as well as the location in the garage where the work took place, was inconsistent with the defendant having Construction Site left the debris. Defense counsel questioned the timing and cause of the $ - Defense Negligence Trip-and-Fall tendon rupture. Plaintiff previously ruptured his Achilles' tendon playing in a flag football game and was sent to physical therapy at the defendant's business. During the course of therapy, the plaintiff's tendon was re- ruptured requiring surgery. The plaintiff alleged that his re-rupture occurred when a therapist who was unfamiliar with his course of treatment tried to show his treating therapist how to "stretch the muscles better". The defendant contended that the plaintiff re- $ 115,000.00 Settlement Medical Malpractice Physical Therapy ruptured his tendon during activities outside of PT.

Plaintiff suffered a torn Achilles' tendon on the right leg and a torn medial meniscus of the left knee, both injuries requiring surgery, when she was playing in a softball tournament and running in the baseline when she was blindsided by an umpire. She filed a complaint against the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA), the tournament Softball Tournament sponsor, claiming that the umpire was negligent and that the USSSA $ - Defense Negligence Sponsor was negligent in its training and retention of the umpire.

Plaintiff was a pool service technician at the defendants' residence when he closed a shed door, lacerating his ankle on a door plate which was fastened to the bottom of the door. He alleged that the door plate constituted a dangerous condition of which the defendants were aware and failed to warn the plaintiff. The plaintiff's orthopedic surgeon testified that the plaintiff sustained a partial Achilles' tendon laceration from the accident and surgery was performed. Future surgery is indicated. The defendants argued that the door plate had been in place CN: Plaintiff 90%; for more than 10 years with no prior problems and it didn't constitute a $ 19,154.00 Defendant 10% Premises Liability Dangerous Door Plate dangerous condition. Plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon tear, a knee cartilage tear, and a knee strain which resulted in irregular walking, when she tripped in a pothole and fell to the ground at the defendant's parking lot. She alleged that the defendant failed to maintain the premises in a safe condition and failed to remedy/warn of the known dangerous condition. The defendant denied liability and contended that that CN: Plaintiff 10%; condition was open and obvious and that the plaintiff failed to keep a $ 1,100,000.00 Defendant 90% Premises Liability Fall in Parking Lot proper lookout. Minor plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon laceration which required repair of the partially torn tendon with sutures, scarring ,and tendonitis when she opened a wrought iron gate leading into the pool area at the defendant's condominium when the door violently closed on her. The Gate Closing on plaintiffs (minor and parents) alleged that the gate was deteriorated, $ 443,089.00 Plaintiff Premises Liability Condominium Resident rusted, and in total disrepair. The defendants admitted liability.

Judgment reduced to $26,903.70 for CN. The plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon injury when he was performing lawn and garden detail at one of the defendant's restaurants when he fell into an unguarded drain hole. The grate was dislodged at the time of the incident. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant was negligent in maintaining the premises and had failed to keep its premises in a reasonably safe CN: Plaintiff 40%; condition for its invitees. The defendant denied negligence and claimed $ 44,839.50 Defendant 60% Premises Liability Trip-and-Fall that the plaintiff's own negligence caused the incident.

Judgment reduced to $1,969 for CN. The plaintiff claimed that he suffered an Achilles' tendon injury, bilateral wrist sprains, and an aggravation to pre-existing bilateral ankle arthritis when his bicycle collided with the 3rd-named defendant's dog as he rode his bicycle adjacent to the 2nd named defendants' premises on a public sidewalk. He alleged that the 3rd-named defendant failed to properly confine and restrain the dog and that the other defendant failed to properly fence the yard to ensure the safety of bicyclists, and failed to remedy or warn CN: Plaintiff 80%; of the known dangerous condition. The defendants denied liability and $ 9,849.00 Defendant 20% Bicycle Collision Animal disputed the nature of the plaintiff's injuries.

Plaintiff suffered a 15-40% disability in the foot due to the defendant $ 500,000.00 Plaintiff Medical Negligence Failure to Diagnose medical clinic's failure to diagnose an Achilles' tendon injury. Judgment reduced to $1,920 for CN. The plaintiff alleged that he suffered a ruptured right Achilles' tendon and ankle and knee strains when he fell as he chased after the 3rd-, 4th-, and 5th-named minor defendants after they played a sprain and rang his doorbell in the middle of the night but ran off prior to his opening the door. The codefendants were the parents of the 3rd- and 4th-named defendants. The plaintiff held that the defendant minor repeatedly engaged in the nightly prank for approximately 1 month, that they failed to stop running when he approached them to discuss the matter, and that their negligence resulted in his injuries. He further claimed that the defendant and codefendant failed to prevent the defendant minors from running through the neighborhood at night and engaging in the pranks, and that they failed to provide proper supervision. The defendants denied liability and the minors alleged that they rang the doorbell and ran away one time. The remaining defendants contended CN: Plaintiff 80%; that the plaintiff negligently chased the defendants and caused his own $ 9,604.00 Defendant 20% Personal Negligence Supervision injuries. Plaintiff suffered a torn Achilles' tendon, which re-ruptured and resulted in a 30% disability, when the plaintiff tripped and fell exiting an elevator services and repaired by the codefendant. The elevator didn't Fall at Condominium stop level to the 8th floor of the building owned and maintained by the $ 95,000.00 Settlement Premises Liability Complex defendant.

Plaintiff was a guest at the defendant's hotel (Holiday Inn) when he was the victim of an armed robbery by unknown assailants in the parking lot. The assailants, one with a handgun, chased the plaintiff through the parking lot and the plaintiff was physically injured when the assailants pushed him to the ground. He suffered chondromalacia of the right knee, Achilles' tendonitis of the left ankle, and PTSD. The plaintiffs (injured and his wife) claimed that there had been prior incidents of crimes against persons or property for a 3-year period prior to the date of this incident. They further claimed that the defendant failed to pay attention to the security cameras and respond to the incident involving Guest Attacked in Hotel the plaintiff. The defendant denied liability and claimed that the $ 43,000.00 Plaintiff Negligent Security Parking Lot plaintiff's injuries were caused by a third-party. Plaintiff was working on a construction project at a private home which had serious hurricane damage. The codefendant was the general contractor while he was hired to set new interior ground tiles. After finishing the work for the day, the plaintiff began cleaning his tools with a garden hose connected to an above-ground aerating tank's submersible pump. He claimed he suffered an electric shock from the hose, which burned his right hand and cased an exit wound through his left heel with a severe Achilles' tendon injury. The plaintiff sued the codefendant and defendant, the project's A/C and electrical sub- contractor alleging that they were negligent of the dangerous condition that caused his injury. The plaintiff relied heavily on the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur to supply an inference of negligence on behalf of the defendants since there was no direct proof of negligence. Both defendants filed for summary judgment, which was granted in both cases. The codefendant filed summary judgment based on the fact that the plaintiff couldn't show competent evidence that the equipment involved electrically shocked him and caused bodily injury. The $ - Defense Negligence Workplace Safety defendant claimed worker's compensation immunity.

Plaintiff suffered prosthesis damage and a localized infection when she underwent treatment after a surgery while under the care of the defendant physician. She alleged that the defendant failed to properly prepare her to leave the hospital on a day pass and failed to provide the proper standard of care. The defendant denied negligence and $ - Defense Doctor Malpractice Nonsurgical Treatment claimed that he met the proper standard of care.

Minor plaintiff suffered a severed Achilles' tendon, which required surgery and a long leg cast then short leg cast, when she was using a Gate Malfunction in newly installed gate at the defendant's property to enter the complex. $ - Defense Premises Liability Apartment Complex The gate malfunctioned and slammed on her heel. Plaintiff tripped and fell at the defendant's apartment complex due to the negligent manner in which the property was maintained. He was a tenant in the building and was coming home from work at approximately 2:30am when he tripped and fell on an accumulation of construction debris that remained following a demolition. He claimed it was dark in the area and that he suffered a severed Achilles' tendon with a neurological component that resulted in a dropped big toe. The defendants claimed that the debris wasn't there and that the $ - Defense Premises Liability Trip-and-Fall construction/demolition didn't begin until 2 days after the incident. Plaintiff walked next door to the home of the defendant in the late evening to share some cake when she tripped over a 6' long 2"x4' piece of wood that was lying in the defendant's driveway, which the defendant was using to chock the rear wheel of her boat trailer. She sustained a fully ruptured Achilles' tendon requiring surgery with persistent infection set in requiring corrective surgery as a result and filed a negligence action against the defendant. The defendant disputed the claim of negligence and whether the plaintiff's injuries occurred while the plaintiff was on her property. This case resulted in 2 prior $ - Defense Premises Liability Trip-and-Fall mistrials.

Plaintiff was bent over a hood of a car whanging a water pump when the defendant backed in with his truck and trailer and hit the rear of the vehicle on which the plaintiff was working. The vehicle moved forward, striking the plaintiff in the legs, knocking him to the ground, $ 135,000.00 Plaintiff MVA Backing and pinning his ankles to the curb. The defendant admitted negligence. Minor plaintiff was injured while using a scooter manufactured and marketed by the defendant (Razor USA, LLC). She sustained dental and Achilles' tendon injuries, requiring surgery. The plaintiff claimed that the defendant negligently and carelessly placed the scooter on the market for retail by breaching its duty to design, assemble, inspect, test, manufacture, warn, and provide adequate safety instruction for the use of the scooter, in a reasonably safe condition, free from defects that could render it unsafe for normal use by consumers. The plaintiff also claimed that the scooter was defective and unreasonably dangerous when manufactured, when distributed, and when sold for $ 100,000.00 Settlement Products Liability Defective Razor Scooter use by the minor.

Plaintiff suffered a torn Achilles' tendon requiring surgery when the automatic entrance doors of the defendant grocery store closed in around her heel. She alleged that the defendant was negligent, failed to properly maintain the premises, failed to replace or repair the defective doors, and failed to warn of a known dangerous condition. The defendant denied liability, denied any mechanical malfunction of the doors, and contended that the plaintiff's injuries were pre-existing and $ - Defense Premises Liability Accident at Grocery Store unrelated to the accident.

Plaintiff claimed that he was injured at the defendant's store when an employee wheeling a large mental bin loaded with cardboard struck him from behind. He suffered a torn Achilles' tendon which required surgery and physical therapy. Defense counsel claimed that the plaintiff wasn't injured at the store and that he left the store without reporting the incident. They further held that the plaintiff injured himself playing racquetball (corroborated by medical records). The plaintiff maintained that he told his physician that the game aggravated the injury that $ - Defense Premises Liability Accident at Store occurred at the store.

Plaintiff suffered a foot injury, lacerations of the Achilles' tendon, and hip/knee problems when he was struck by the defendant's car. He was crossing at an intersection when the defendant made a right turn and $ 30,000.00 Plaintiff MVA Pedestrian hit the plaintiff. The defendant admitted liability. Plaintiff suffered an Achilles' tendon injury when he was robbed at gunpoint in the defendant's taxi and shot in the foot. He alleged that the defendant's cab driver shouldn't have accepted another fare until he'd been delivered to his destination. The defense claimed that the plaintiff knew his assailant, and agreed to letting the other man share $ - Defense Business Negligence Assault the taxi.

Plaintiff alleged that she suffered torn cartilage in her knee that required surgery and a torn Achilles' tendon when she tripped and fell over a mop at the defendant's grocery store where she was a customer. She contended that the defendant failed to properly maintain and inspect its premises and negligently allowed a mop to remain in the aisle for an unreasonable length of time. The defendant denied liability $ - Defense Premises Liability Trip-and-Fall and disputed the extent of the plaintiff's injuries.

Minor plaintiff suffered a severe laceration of the Achilles' tendon while using a tricycle manufactured by the defendants. She contended that the backstep of the tricycle had a very sharp edge and the plaintiff charged the defendants with negligence in allowing such a dangerous $ 7,500.00 Plaintiff Products Liability Tricycle condition to exist.

Plaintiff was a business invitee on the defendant's property when he tripped on a rug that was permitted to bunch up over wall-to-wall carpeting. He tripped on the carpet, then bumped into a glass coffee table which resulted in injuries. The plaintiff also claimed that the lighting was inadequate and that he suffered a laceration of the dorsum of the right heel over the Achilles' tendon and a 3/4" atrophy of the $ - Defense Premises Liability Slip-and-Fall right calf with a 10% permanent impairment of the ankle. The defendant in this case was Sea World of Florida, Inc. The plaintiffs (injured and her husband) were business invitees at the defendant's theme park when she was walking on the sidewalk and fell to the ground after tripping in a hole or a gouge in the asphalt. They claimed that the defendant was negligent in failing to maintain its premises in a safe condition, failing to correct a dangerous condition by its failure to "cone" or cordon off the area, and in failing to warn its patrons of the dangerous condition. The defendant filed a motion in limine as to failure to cone the area or failure to warn on the grounds that the plaintiffs had no proof as to when the mark occurred on the asphalt, when it was discovered, or when maintenance was notified. They further alleged that photographs clearly showed that there was no dirt, debris, trash, or other indications in this depression that it had existed CN: Plaintiff 85%; for any length of time necessary for the defendant to become aware of $ 45,000.00 Defendant 15% Premises Liability Trip-and-Fall it and potentially do anything about it. Plaintiff was a business invitee at the defendant's supermarket when she allegedly slipped and fell on a piece of produce in one of the aisles. The plaintiffs (injured and her husband) claimed that the defendant was negligent in failing to correct a dangerous condition. The defendant alleged comparative negligence and contended that there wasn't any evidence to show that the alleged condition had existed for a sufficient length of time to charge the defendant with constructive knowledge of $ - Defense Premises Liability Slip-and-Fall the condition. Plaintiff was operating a motorcycle when he stopped for traffic at a red light. The defendant, who was operating a vehicle in the course and scope of his employment with the defendant was traveling directly behind the plaintiff when he failed to stop and rear-ended the plaintiff's motorcycle. The plaintiff fell backward onto the hood of the defendant's car and rolled off, striking his head on the fender. He suffered post-traumatic cervical/thoracic sprain/strain at C7 with possible disc injury, post-traumatic lumbar strain/sprain, post-traumatic left rotator cuff impingement with possible tear, and a contusion/hematoma involving the left Achilles' tendon without $ 250,000.00 Settlement MVA Motorcycle Collision incongruity. Plaintiff's decedent died of bilateral pulmonary thromboemboli as a result of deep vein thrombosis due to surgery performed by the defendant podiatrist. The plaintiff asserted that the decedent came under the defendant's care for symptoms of left ankle pain and swelling and was diagnosed with possible tendon rupture. The defendant recommended and performed outpatient surgery of the left Achilles' tendon and was given a removable walking cast at her 1-week post op visit. The plaintiff's decedent died approximately one year later. The plaintiff estate claimed that the defendant failed to recognize the decedent was at high risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis and that the defendant failed to obtain her informed consent. The defendant denied liability and alleged that the decedent was $ - Defense Doctor Malpractice Lack of Informed Consent comparatively negligent/

Plaintiff was visiting his brother who was a patient at the defendant's hospital. The defendant's personnel had directed the plaintiff to the 4th floor to his brother's room. While on the 4th floor, the plaintiff was struck from behind by a large, heavy, metal rolling linen cart which was being pushed by the defendant's employee. The impact caused the plaintiff to fall and suffer an Achilles' tendon injury and a herniated disc $ 35,625.25 Plaintiff Premises Liability Falldown at Hospital at L4-5 which required surgery. $ 104,478.67