HOUSTON — A Harris County man has filed a lawsuit against Memorial Hermann Health System after he was hit by a red truck while crossing Astoria Boulevard to get to the facility.
Remy Lopez, 38, claimed he received serious and permanent injuries when he forcefully landed on the ground back in November of 2018. Lopez said on that date, Memorial Hermann Health System, a domestic nonprofit organization, invited the public to enter the premises of their Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital.
Lopez's attorney Jeffrey Todd claimed Memorial Hermann owed a duty to use ordinary care, protect and safeguard his client from unreasonably dangerous conditions on their property, or to warn about such conditions. Todd said the accident that hurt Lopez were the result of negligence by: failing to ensure a safe place for pedestrians to enter and exit Astoria Blvd., failing to install barriers at unsafe locations to cross the road, not performing proper inspections when it comes to dangerous crossing, and not properly warning of the risks of crossing the road.
In the complaint filed in the District Court of Harris County, Todd wrote that it's believed the evidence will show Memorial Hermann didn't use reasonable care when it comes to protecting not only the people invited to their building, but also it's employees from the known dangers and high risk of injury by allowing for a dangerous crossing environment.
Lopez alleged the accident caused him mental and physical pain and suffering, disfigurement, loss of household services and the ability to perform them. He also believed he's entitled to medical damages because he required and will need in the future medical and hospital services including medications. Lopez also believed he should get prejudgement interest at the highest rate the law allows. In total, he's seeking more than $1,000,000 in monetary damages.