Leslye Meyer v. Sunrise Ford of North Hollywood, et al.

Summary

A California state court jury has returned a verdict in favor of a woman who suffered a serious foot crush injury from a hydraulic car lift in a service station, but the $600,000 award is far less than the roughly $25 million her attorneys sought following a nine-day trial.

Plaintiff Leslye Meyer sued Sunrise Ford of North Hollywood after a 2020 incident that her attorneys claimed flattened her foot "like a pancake" and caused her to develop a debilitating chronic condition called Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, or CRPS. She claims staff at the facility broke safety rules by allowing her to retrieve personal items from her car while it was on the lift, but the defense suggested Meyer was responsible for the accident after supposedly ignoring multiple shouted verbal warnings and entering a restricted area without permission.

In their June 25th verdict the Los Angeles County jury allocated 65 percent responsibility for the accident to Sunrise Ford and 35 percent to Meyer, which reduces her collectible damages to roughly $390,000.

Outcome

Plaintiff assigned 35 percent liability, reducing collectible award to $390,000