The insured was the landlord of a building and the claimant fell whilst walking down stairs into the tenant`s bar.
The tenant refused to defend and indemnify the insured and its carrier subsequently went into liquidation. The claimant sustained a trimalleolar fracture that required five operations, including an ankle fusion. It was alleged that the stairs were not a uniform height and that the lighting was insufficient. The case settled for $2,095,000, of which $1,095,000 was reinsured.
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