Virginia Mall Sees Suit Over Shopper’s Severe Fall Reinstated

Reston Town Center Property LLC and manager Boston Properties could face trial in a woman’s suit alleging she tripped, fell, and lost consciousness while walking from a garage to a mall entrance, following a Fourth Circuit ruling that revived her suit.

Camille Sedar fell down a short flight of stairs and landed face first on a concrete sidewalk between the garage and the stores. She suffered a concussion and other injuries.

She raised fact questions concerning whether loose bricks and sagging caulk at the top of the staircase created a dangerous condition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth ...