Jury Finds Landlord Was Not Negligent in Tenant’s Slip and Fall Following Snowstorm

In August of 2019, Jake Lavin obtained a verdict in favor of a landlord who was accused of failing to properly remove ice from its property in Dorchester, Massachusetts, allegedly causing the plaintiff to sustain a fractured ankle. The defense presented the testimony of the landlord and two employees of the snow removal contractor who were present at the property the morning of the alleged accident. After listening to the testimony regarding the process followed by the landlord and the contractors for removal of snow and ice at the property following snowstorms, the jury found that the landlord was not negligent and, therefore, not liable to the plaintiff for her alleged injuries.