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Man sues for slip incident
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Posted on Mar 17 2005
A man sued the Bank of Hawaii and its Susupe landlord yesterday over an alleged slip incident that occurred exactly two years ago, which reportedly resulted in serious injuries over which he continues to suffer from until today.
Antonio Cabrera filed with the Superior Court a civil action to claim for compensation and damages for the injuries and suffering he claimed to have sustained after falling to the ground in a slippery portion of the bank.
He is also claiming compensation for past and future lost income, as well as past and future medical expenses, in connection with the injuries.
Cabrera’s attorney, Mark Williams, named BoH Corp. and the Nauru Council Management Co. (Saipan) Ltd. as defendants in the complaint. The lawyer also sued Guam-based AIOI Insurance Ltd. and a still unnamed insurance provider, which have issued liability insurance policies to BoH and Nauru.
Williams asked the court for a jury trial on behalf of his client. He accused the bank and Nauru of negligence for allegedly failing to maintain BoH Susupe’s premises in a reasonably safe condition.
Williams said that Cabrera went to the bank to use the latter’s facilities when a slippery substance within the premises allegedly caused the guest to “violently” fall down to the ground.
He said that the defendants had failed to install a non-slip surface on the premises, without warning their clients of the potential danger.
‘[Cabrera] was and is forced to endure severe pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, mental and emotional injury and distress, lost earnings, and medical treatments and expenses.
Cabrera sued the insurance companies to make them liable for damages that might be awarded by the court, in amounts up to the limits of the liability policies.
