A Wyoming worker was staying at a hotel in Cheyenne for his job at a wind farm project. After returning from dinner, what should have been a simple walk back to his room turned into a life-altering injury.
The hotel manager was cleaning the carpeted hallway with a vacuum. The carpet had a dark patterned design with black lines on a gray background. The vacuum cord was also black. As the worker proceeded through the area, he never saw the cord, because nobody warned him it was there.
He became entangled in the cord and fell hard. The impact caused significant internal bleeding that required extensive medical treatment and hospitalization.
When a Hotel Puts Profit Over Safety
Phil Meinkoth pursued a premises liability claim against the hotel on behalf of this injured worker. Our legal team recognized what happened: negligent management, a failure to warn, and a preventable accident caused by the hotel’s indifference to guest safety.
But the hotel wasn’t interested in taking responsibility. We had to litigate this case in federal court. Year after year, we fought. We presented evidence of the hotel’s negligence. We documented the injuries. We refused to accept their excuses.
It took years. But we were determined that this injured worker would receive the justice and compensation he deserved.
What This Victory Means
This case is a reminder that premises liability isn’t always dramatic. Sometimes it’s a vacuum cord left in a hallway. Sometimes it’s a lack of warning. Sometimes it’s a hotel manager who didn’t think it mattered whether a guest could see an obstacle in their path.
But negligence is negligence. And when someone gets hurt because a business failed to take basic safety precautions, they deserve compensation, not excuses.
Our client’s injuries required extensive medical treatment and recovery. The $553,000 settlement reflected the true cost of the hotel’s negligence: his medical expenses, his suffering, his lost time, and his right to hold the responsible party accountable. It exceeded his medical bills because injury is about more than just medical costs.
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Premises Liability Happens Everywhere, And Most Businesses Count on You Not Fighting Back
In hotels, stores, restaurants, and workplaces, businesses have a legal obligation to maintain safe premises and warn guests and customers of hazards. When they fail to do that, people get hurt. And when people get hurt, most responsible parties hope their victims will be too overwhelmed or too tired to fight.
We’ve handled premises liability cases across Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. We’ve fought businesses in federal court and state courts. We’ve litigated for years when necessary. And we’ve recovered compensation for people injured due to negligent property management, inadequate warnings, and preventable hazards.
If you’ve been injured on someone else’s property, at a hotel, a store, a workplace, or anywhere else, you deserve answers and compensation.
Let Us Fight for You Against Businesses That Won't Take Responsibility
Premises liability cases require investigation, evidence, and the willingness to litigate for as long as it takes. At Olson Personal Injury Lawyers, we have the experience and determination to hold businesses accountable.
We work on a Zero Fee Guarantee: no win, no fee. We come to you, at home, a medical facility, over Zoom, wherever you’re comfortable.
Schedule your free consultation today and discuss your case with our legal team. We’ll investigate what happened, explain your rights, and fight to get you the compensation you deserve, no matter how long it takes.
