$1.3M awarded to woman who fell in icy parking lot

A woman who slipped and fell in an icy Newark parking lot outside her apartment more than three years ago has been awarded $1.3 million, her attorney said Tuesday. 

Jessica Scott, now 38, broke her left ankle when she tumbled to the ground while trying to place one of her children into a car at the Georgia King Village apartments in Newark on March 2, 2015, according to Stephen Brown, her West Orange-based lawyer. After the fall, Scott had surgery that included having pins and screws inserted into her ankle, the attorney said. She later had an additional surgery to remove the hardware. 

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The snow removal contractor,  Abraham General Construction of West Orange, settled with Scott for $180,000 on June 26. Then on July 19, a jury sitting in Essex County said Scott was entitled to an additional $1.3 million from Georgia King — $500,000 for future pain and suffering, $500,000 for future disability and impairment, $150,000 for past pain and suffering, and $150,000 for past disability and impairment.

Scott still suffers pain and is developing arthritis as a result of the injury, Brown said. She moved out of Georgia King shortly after her injury. 

Georgia King has filed a motion for re-consideration which will be heard at the end of the month but Brown anticipates the court will rule in Scott’s favor after an eventual appeal. 

New Jersey Law Journal was the first to report on the verdict. 

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