NEW ORLEANS – A woman is seeking damages after she claims she was caused to trip and fall in a hospital.
Mary Irons filed a complaint on Feb. 19 in Orleans Parish Civil District Court against Touro Infirmary.
According to the complaint, the plaintiff is seeking damages for alleged negligence and failure to prevent an incident from taking place. The suit states that on April 25, 2018, the plaintiff was a patient at the address of 1401 Foucher St. when she was caused to trip and fall over a threshold that was allegedly defective and caused her to suffer injuries.
The defendant is accused of negligence and failure to prevent an incident from taking place.
The plaintiff seeks all reasonable damages, court costs, attorney fees and all appropriate relief. The plaintiff is represented by attorney Aaron Hurd of Morris Bart LLC in New Orleans.
The case has been assigned to Division I Judge Piper Griffin.
The Orleans Parish Civil District Court Case No. is 2019-1839.