$400,000

A host of a house party encouraged her guests, including our client, to slide down a fire pole extending from the top level of her home to the bottom. Despite our client’s initial refusal to participate, most guests’ intoxication, and the fact that it was surrounded by a dangerous opening to the floor below, the host negligently persisted in her encouragement. When our client ultimately attempted to slide down it, she fell through the opening and onto the ground, causing her to suffer serious injuries to her back.