Lawyers get sued for personal injuries, too

Normally, when we think of personal injury, we think of lawyers as our advocates (or adversaries) but rarely as defendants. But that’s what happened in Bethalto, Illinois.

Susan Grammer, a well-known family lawyer, is being sued for allegedly causing an injury by allowing an “unreasonably dangerous condition” to exist on the stairway in her home.

Kenneth Andrews, a business invitee of Grammer’s, fell on the stairway. He has filed a complaint stating that Grammer “breached her duty of care,” and that he has incurred medical expenses as well as pain and suffering. Represented by attorney William Meacham of Edwardsville, Andrews is now seeking a judgment in excess of $50K plus costs.