Ryan and Shaylin Gladson vs YMCA
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| Case Name: | Ryan and Shaylin Gladson vs YMCA |
| Case Number: | LACL149376 |
| Date of Trial: | 09/18/2023 |  | Venue: | Polk County |
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| Casetype/Claims: | Personal Injury - Medical/Dental Malpractice |
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| Judge: | Joseph Seidlin |
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| Plaintiff's Counsel: | Matthew Sahag | | Defendant's Counsel: | Mitchell Kunert and Catherine Skotzke |
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| Verdict: | The jury determined that Defendant was 85% at fault and Harper Gladson, Plaintiffs’ minor child, was 15% at fault. The jury awarded gross damages of $100,000 for past physical and mental pain and suffering, which the Court reduced to $85,000.00 based on comparative fault. The jury declined to award damages for past loss of function of the mind and body and punitive damages, both of which were also submitted to the jury. |
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Statement of Case:
In this case the Plaintiffs, Ryan and Shaylin Gladson, on behalf of their daughter, Harper Gladson, seek damages against the Defendant, YMCA of Greater Des Moines, claiming the YMCA was negligent in relation to injuries Harper Gladson suffered in a fall from a bunk bed which occurred in a cabin at the YMCA Y-Camp in Boone, Iowa on or about July 18, 2021. The YMCA denies it was negligent, and asserts that Harper Gladson's negligence caused her injuries. YMCA also disputes the amount of damages claimed by the Gladsons. |
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| Official Jury Verdict Form: |
 Gladson vs YMCA verdict form.pdf |
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Documents of interest:
(when available) |  Gladson vs YMCA jury instructions.pdf |
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