Burger King is ordered to pay nearly $8 MILLION to man who slipped and fell in store’s bathroom, triggering back pain and surgery that resulted in a punctured COLON
- Richard Tulecki, 48, successfully sued Burger King for nearly $8 million after falling into a Florida fast food chain location
- The lawsuit was won by two personal injury lawyers, who argued the Burger King should have been aware of the conditions that led to the fall.
- Burger King has requested a new trial, in which they plan to challenge the verdict
A man who slipped and fell in the bathroom of a Burger King in Hollywood, Florida was awarded a $7.8million judgment by a court last week which the fast food chain said responsible for human injuries.
In July 2019, Richard Tulecki, 48, slipped and fell in the bathroom of the restaurant at 2631 S. State Road and later sued the chain claiming the restaurant was either responsible for the conditions that led to his downfall either should have known them and had gone to them before his accident.
The lawsuit was filed by personal injury attorneys H. Ross Zelnick and Miguel Amador, who argued that Tulecki suffered lower back injuries that resulted in surgery, which later complicated with a colon. postoperative perforated.
Richard Tulecki (center left) poses with his lead attorneys and a woman believed to be his wife
The Burger King at 2631 South State Rd in Hollywood, Florida, where Tulecki fell in 2019 and injured himself in a way that would require surgery
At the Florida trial, the multibillion-dollar restaurant chain argued that the plaintiff successfully established that restaurant management was in fact aware there was a problem in the bathroom that needed to be fixed. repaired.
A doctor who testified at trial that Tulecki’s medical complications were caused by his fall had previously testified in deposition that he was unable to link the injuries to the fall.
The jury found Burger King 100% liable for the crash and awarded Tulecki nearly $700,000 for past medical expenses.
He also received nearly $1 million for past pain and suffering, $2.77 million for future pain and suffering, and $3 million for loss of future earning capacity.
Burger King is considering challenging the verdict and asking for a new trial.
The restaurant chain is also expected to close 400 locations by the end of the year.
Tulecki’s lead attorneys – personal injury attorneys H. Ross Zelnick and Miguel Amador
Earlier this month, a family successfully sued McDonald’s, arguing that a hot Chicken McNugget caused second-degree burns to their four-year-old autistic daughter.
A jury will be appointed later this summer to determine how much McDonald’s will pay the family.
