{"id":2653,"date":"2013-12-18T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2013-12-18T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/injury.robertkreisman.com\/?p=2653"},"modified":"2019-12-29T11:49:09","modified_gmt":"2019-12-29T11:49:09","slug":"cook-county-deck-railing-collapse-case-settles-905000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/cook-county-deck-railing-collapse-case-settles-905000\/","title":{"rendered":"Cook County Deck Railing Collapse Case Settles for $905,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">The plaintiff, Mark Zimmerman, 44, lived in a three-story building.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The building came with a deck attached to an exterior stairwell.<span>\u00a0<\/span>As Zimmerman was leaving for work, he bent over to pick something up while holding on to the deck railing.<span>\u00a0<\/span>The railing collapsed.<span>\u00a0 <\/span>Zimmerman fell three stories to the ground, fracturing his right ankle. He also suffered lumbar fractures at L2 and L4.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Zimmerman underwent two ankle surgeries and a spinal fusion surgery.<span>\u00a0<\/span>His medical bills totaled more than $400,000.<span>\u00a0<\/span>Before the date of this incident, Zimmerman worked as a school janitor.<span>\u00a0<\/span>He has not returned to work since.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">In a lawsuit filed in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cookcountyclerkofcourt.org\/\">Circuit Court of Cook County<\/a>, Ill., Zimmerman sued the owner of the building and its management company.<span>\u00a0<\/span>He alleged premises liability because of the defective railing, saying it was unsafe and caused his injuries.<span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/injury-lawyer\/cook-county-deck-railing-collapse-case-settles-905000\/#more-2653\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plaintiff, Mark Zimmerman, 44, lived in a three-story building.\u00a0The building came with a deck attached to an exterior stairwell.\u00a0As Zimmerman was leaving for work, he bent over to pick something up while holding on to the deck railing.\u00a0The railing collapsed.\u00a0 Zimmerman fell three stories to the ground, fracturing his right ankle. 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