Banana Peel Fraud?

There are more ways of getting injured than there is time to list them. One of the more common ways is the slip and fall type of injury. What we typically see is someone who has fallen due to uneven surfaces that have been that way for some time and the other is a fall because something on a surface that someone was aware of and chose to ignore. Another way this happens is slipping on a banana peel!
In Maryland a man is accused of staging a slip and fall on a banana peel in a transit station and then suing the transit agency for $15,000 for his injuries. The report says that 42 year old local resident Maurice Owens injured his left leg and hip in the fall and was demanding compensation. Thankfully, he was NOT represented by an attorney and this became critical in court when the transit agency produced video of the fall. It is reported that Mr. Owens looks into the direction of the camera he did not know was there and as the elevator door opens the video shows him appearing to thrust himself forward and then falling to the ground.
The court was able to see through this fraud and act in an appropriate manner and fine the would-be litigant. Cases such as this slow down the judicial process and increase the burden of proof for anyone who is truly injured due to the negligence of someone else. We applaud this result and the publicity surrounding it.
At the Law Office of Guenard & Bozarth we have investigators that look for things like video surveillance and witnesses because when you get your day in court and we have video that proves you were injured through no fault of your own you get the compensation you deserve.
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