Law Offices of Alan C. Shafner Achieves Milestone Ruling on Hotels Responsibilities
Summary
The client, Jillian Groh, had booked a room at the Westin so that she and a group of friends would have a safe place to stay after spending an evening out on the town.Allegedly, following the eviction, Ms. Groh sustained devastating injuries while riding as a passenger in her PT Cruiser, which was being driven by another member of the group.08CV1389) on behalf of a client who sustained grievous injuries in an automobile accident after she was allegedly wrongfully evicted from the Downtown Denver Westin Hotel in the middle of the night.In a groundbreaking opinion, the Court of Appeals held for the first time that a hotel or other innkeeper owes a duty to use reasonable care when evicting a registered guest.The client, Jillian Groh, had booked a room at the Westin so that she and a group of friends would have a safe place to stay after spending an evening out on the town.Allegedly, following the eviction, Ms. Groh sustained devastating injuries while riding as a passenger in her PT Cruiser, which was being driven by another member of the group.