PHILADELPHIA – A retired chemist has launched legal action against a Philadelphia café, charging that its negligence led him to suffer a variety of injuries, including facial damage and potentially-broken ribs.
Walter J. Gozdan of Warminster filed suit in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas on May 22 versus Mondo Dei Dolci Café, of Philadelphia.
On May 9, 2017, the plaintiff made a first-time visit to a restaurant adjacent to the defendant’s property. In the process, the suit says he traversed the defendant’s parking lot, where he came into contact with uneven and/or significantly-raised sidewalk blocks and/or pavement, thereby suffering bodily and emotional injuries.
Gozdan alleges he suffered multiple facial abrasions and contusions, a right-hand contusion leading to infection, left elbow contusions limiting the use of his left arm, multiple rib contusions with possible fractures, damaged front teeth from falling face-first to the cement ground, anxiety and depression.
The plaintiff claims the defendants failed to warn its customers of the dangerous condition, failed to notice the uneven, irregular and dangerous sidewalk blocks which caused the plaintiff to fall and failed to remedy same, in addition to other charges.
For negligence, the plaintiff is seeking damages not in excess of $50,000, together with such other relief as the Court may deem just and fair.
The plaintiff is represented by David B. Kline of Ostroff Injury Law, in Plymouth Meeting.
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas case 180502258
From the Pennsylvania Record: Reach Courts Reporter Nicholas Malfitano at nickpennrecord@gmail.com