Court Grants Motion for Summary Disposition in Washtenaw County Circuit Court in Premises Liability Claim

Attorneys Kari Melkonian and Jonathan Koch won summary disposition in favor of a tenant in a premises liability action for injuries arising out of an alleged malfunction of automatic sliding doors at the entrance of a grocery store. The Court dismissed plaintiff’s complaint against the store finding that the door was not defective and that the store lacked notice of any potential hazard. The Court also found that the claim was barred under the open and obvious doctrine.