Attorneys obtained a defense verdict of no liability for their client, a flea market, in a premises liability case

Attorneys obtained a defense verdict of no liability for their client, a flea market, in a premises liability case. Plaintiff was an 86 year old woman who had been hit by a tent while shopping at the flea market. She fell and broke her hip, requiring surgery and internal fixation. Plaintiff attempted to hold the flea market liable on theories of direct negligence for failure to properly inspect its own property and operating the property in an unsafe manner. The defense position focused on lack of evidence of negligence and the nature of the defendant's operations. The jury returned a defense verdict after two hours of deliberations.