Hotel Liability: Woman Paralyzed in Fall Receives $1.19 Million Compensation – Landmark Case in Jiangsu, China

2023-12-27 06:20:12

A woman surnamed Feng from Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, checked into a hotel a few days ago and accidentally fell down the stairs while walking, causing paralysis from the cervical spine down. In the end, the judge ordered the hotel to pay compensation of 1.19 million yuan (approximately NT$5.14 million). (Picture/reproduced from Weibo/Hangzhou.com)

A woman from Jiangsu, mainland China, recently checked into a hotel to attend an event, and following dinner she took a walk in the hotel alone. Unexpectedly, she accidentally stepped on the air during the walk and fell down the stairs, causing paralysis from the cervical spine down, constituting a second-degree disability. Afterwards, the woman took the matter to court and demanded compensation from the hotel. Finally, following a trial by a judge, the hotel was ordered to compensate the woman 1.19 million yuan (approximately NT$5.14 million).

According to “Image News”, a woman surnamed Feng from Jintan, Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, recently checked into a hotel to attend an event. After dinner time, Ms. Feng took a walk in the hotel. At that time, she walked along the wall of the hotel conference room. There were no street lights. The steps beside the wall were 38 centimeters above the lawn. Under the steps was an underground staircase that was nearly 340 centimeters deep. .

Unexpectedly, during the walk, he accidentally stepped on the air and fell down the stairs, causing paralysis below the cervical spine, constituting a second-level disability. He was then sent to multiple hospitals for treatment and was hospitalized for a total of 71 days. Afterwards, Feng Nu took the matter to court and demanded that the hotel pay more than 2 million yuan (approximately NT$8.64 million) in compensation.

The case was heard in court recently. The judge believed that when the accident occurred, Feng was walking along the stone path along the wall. There were no lights, no warning signs for walking at night, and no railing protection. As the operator of the business premises, the defendant hotel had great safety hazards, and the safety hazards had a direct causal relationship with the plaintiff’s fall injury. In the end, the judge found that the defendant hotel bore 70% of the liability, and the plaintiff Ms. Feng was responsible for 30%. % of the responsibility, the hotel was ordered to compensate Ms. Feng 1.19 million yuan.

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