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$1 Million Settlement Reached in Falling Object Case Bendit Weinstock’s Managing Partner, K. Raja Bhattacharya, recently settled a case involving a restaurant patron who was sitting with his back to a wall when a chalkboard wall hanging fell and struck him in the neck/back area. As a result, the 61-year-old plaintiff required treatment to his neck, including surgery. The plaintiff was a 61-year electrician who was forced to retire early due to his injuries. Mr. Bhattacharya argued that the facts in this case fit the elements of a res ipsa loquitur case, which is Latin for “the thing speaks for itself.” In other words, here this incident could not have happened without negligence. Bendit Weinstock also retained the services of a civil engineer to prove that the chalkboard had not been properly secured and that better options were readily available. The case was settled at trial.