Basketball Court Puddle Leads to $4.4 Million Jury Award

Some might call it an early start to March Madness - a thirty-something recreational hoops player who broke his ankle when he slipped on the basketball court at L.A. Fitness of Stamford, Conn., has had the bulk of his $4.4 million jury award upheld by a Stamford Superior Court judge.

According to the Connecticut Law Tribune, Rene Rodriguez was 36 in March 2008 when he slipped in a roughly 10-inch-diameter puddle of water while chasing down a rebound. Rodriguez testified that while he awaited an ambulance, he observed one or two drops of water come down from the ceiling and land on the court in the area of the puddle. A co-worker who had been shooting hoops with him testified that he also saw the falling drops. Rodriguez has since endured three surgeries (his lawyer says he may need future ankle fusion surgery), incurring roughly $125,000 in medical bills, and has seen his quality of life deteriorate.

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