Tulsa, Oklahoma personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on premises liability negligence theories claiming to have suffered more than $10,000 in damages and injuries as a direct result of a dangerous condition on property where he was an invitee.

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Plaintiff was an invitee at a residence in Tulsa on July 23, 2016, located at 1911 South Cheyenne Avenue. While the Plaintiff was at the house and standing on a second floor outside deck, he fell through a skylight located on the roof, and fell nearly fifteen fee and located on a concrete patio.



Plaintiff suffered serious injuries including a broken hip.



Plaintiff claimed that the Defendants owed a duty to him to assure that the property was safe and that they breached that duty and, as a direct result, he was injured.



The Defendant's denied fault and claimed that Plaintiff caused or contributed to his own injuries and damages as a direct result of his own failure to exercise due care.



The elements of a personal injury claim are: (1) Failure on the part of the Defendant to exercise due care, (2) damages and/or injuries caused to Plaintiff, and (3) a direct casual relationship between 1 and 2.

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Defendants' verdict.

Editor's Note: Insurance companies decide which cases to try and which to settle. An insurance company that elects to force the plaintiff to go to trial before a jury expects to win and they do 60% of the time. The success rate is even higher if the plaintiff is not white, which was the case in this case.