Brown v. Breaux Bridge Ventures, LLC

SAVOIE, Judge.

In this slip and fall case, Defendant Breaux Bridge Ventures, LLC d/b/a Silver's Casino appeals the trial court's JNOV granted in favor of Plaintiff Willie Brown, Jr. and judgment increasing the jury's award of $25,000 for "past and future physical and mental pain and suffering, and physical impairment" to $250,000. For the following reasons we reverse the JNOV granted in favor of Mr. Brown and reinstate the jury's verdict.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Mr. Brown alleges that he was injured when he fell in the parking lot of Silver's Casino on October 13, 2013. He was…