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Tallahassee managing partner, Joshua C. Canton, and associate, Justin B. Hales, secured a directed verdict in a trip and fall case in Hillsborough County, Florida against one of America’s largest injury firms, where the Plaintiff claimed a scraper mat outside of a convenience store was a dangerous condition which caused his fall.  The Plaintiff received a lumbar laminectomy and had an ACDF surgical recommendation.  Medical expenses totaled $120,000 with another claimed $130,000 in future medical expenses. Plaintiff was seeking $1,500,000 at trial.  The defense disputed liability, causation, and damages.  Following the close of the Plaintiff’s case-in-chief, the defense moved for a directed verdict on the basis that the Plaintiff had not proven the scraper mat was a dangerous condition.  Before the defense could complete its case-in-chief, the court granted the directed verdict in favor of the Defendant.