On December 9, 2025, Dawn Bristol and Alexandra Nieto secured summary judgment on behalf of a hospital in a premises-liability action arising from an alleged trip-and-fall on a sidewalk adjacent to the facility. The plaintiff claimed injuries caused by a defective sidewalk condition.

BPN argued that the hospital could not be held liable because the governing municipal ordinance did not expressly impose tort responsibility on abutting landowners for sidewalk defects. Further, testimony from codefendants confirmed that the hospital did not control or maintain the portion of the sidewalk where the incident allegedly occurred.

The record also lacked any evidence that the hospital—or any defendant—had actual or constructive notice of the alleged defect or that any defendant created the condition.

The Court granted summary judgment and dismissed all claims against the hospital.