--- title: Plaintiff's closings on non-economic damages in TBI, premises liability case over falling object description: Taxi driver Max Laguerre was struck in the head by a pipe that fell from a fourth-floor hotel rooftop pool deck during that deck's renovation. Laguerre claimed he suffered a mild traumatic brain injury that left him with chronic headaches.  image: https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hubfs/play%20button.png --- [![CVN+-+Blue](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hub/442422/file-1761674370.png?width=1927&height=388&name=file-1761674370.png) ](https://www.cvn.com) ** [Trial Technique Toolbox Home](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/) # CVN's Trial Technique Toolbox # Plaintiff's closings on non-economic damages in TBI, premises liability case over falling object Posted by [Courtroom View Network](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/author/courtroom-view-network) on Feb 23, 2022 11:35:56 AM [![play button](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hubfs/play%20button.png?width=870&name=play%20button.png)](https://cvn.com/sessions/24492/play?playFrom=0)   [Watch the video.](https://cvn.com/sessions/24492/play?playFrom=0) The trial: [Laguerre v. Cajun Contractors, Inc. ](https://cvn.com/proceedings/laguerre-v-peachtree-property-sub-llc-et-al-trial-2019-06-17)   The attorney: Bethany Schneider   Case summary: Taxi driver Max Laguerre was struck in the head by a pipe that fell from a fourth-floor hotel rooftop pool deck during that deck's renovation. Laguerre claimed he suffered a mild traumatic brain injury that left him with chronic headaches.    Synopsis: Schneider makes heavy use of both video and audio demonstratives in comparing Lageurre to an apple that appears fine on the outside but is damaged within. She also uses the sound of a dripping water faucet briefly played in the courtroom as she compares it to the constant irritation of the chronic headaches from which Laguerre suffers.  The verdict: $5.5 million.    [Return to the trial technique home page. ](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/) Topics: [Georgia](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/georgia), [Traumatic Brain Injury](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/traumatic-brain-injury), [Premises Liabiity](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/premises-liabiity), [Non-economic damages](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/non-economic-damages), [Closings](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/closings), [Plaintiff](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/plaintiff), [Damages](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) ### Posts by Topic - [Transportation (23)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/transportation) - [California (16)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/california) - [Damages (16)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages) - [Plaintiff (15)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/plaintiff) - [Trucking (15)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/trucking) - [Non-economic damages (14)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/non-economic-damages) - [Closings (13)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/closings) - [Direct exam (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/direct-exam) - [Georgia (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/georgia) - [Wrongful Death (10)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/wrongful-death) - [Defense (9)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/defense) - [Joint/soft-tissue injury (9)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/joint-soft-tissue-injury) - [Experts (8)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/experts) - [Openings (7)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/openings) - [Traumatic Brain Injury (7)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/traumatic-brain-injury) - [Florida (6)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/florida) - [Damages-only trial (5)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/damages-only-trial) - [Medical Expert (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/medical-expert) - [Medical Malpractice (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/medical-malpractice) - [Rollover crash (4)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/rollover-crash) - [Motorcycle (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/motorcycle) - [Premises Liabiity (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/premises-liabiity) - [Products Liability (3)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/products-liability) - [Before-and-after witness (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/before-and-after-witness) - [Cross-exam (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/cross-exam) - [Failure to diagnose (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/failure-to-diagnose) - [Iowa (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/iowa) - [Premises Liability (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/premises-liability) - [Slip-and-fall (2)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/slip-and-fall) - [Dram shop case (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/dram-shop-case) - [Motorcycle case (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/motorcycle-case) - [Seatbelt failure (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/seatbelt-failure) - [TBI (1)](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/tag/tbi) [![CVN+-+Blue](https://trialtoolbox.cvn.com/hs-fs/hub/442422/file-1761674370.png?width=300&height=60&name=file-1761674370.png "CVN+-+Blue")](http://www.cvn.com) Courtroom View Network (CVN) is the industry leader in delivering live and on-demand video and editorial coverage of high-stakes civil litigation. #### Quick Links #### Contact Us [Purchase a Video Library Subscription](https://cvn.com/pricing) Copyright © 2021 Courtroom View Network All Rights Reserved. **