Wyche attorneys Jessica Fickling, John Moylan, and Brian Critzer secured a $5 million jury verdict in Richland County on behalf of a client who sustained life-altering injuries due to unsafe conditions in a condominium community.
The following article was published in The Post and Courier Columbia on September 18, 2025.
COLUMBIA — For seven months, octogenarian Gloria Minnick did not have a right hip.
The hip, which had been replaced several years earlier, was removed in 2022 after Minnick fell along a path at her condominium complex. She fractured her right hip and developed an infection that sent her to surgery 10 times and to acute rehabilitation facilities multiple times.
For nearly a year, her movements were limited to going from a bed to a wheelchair and vice-versa. Now, she still needs a walker to get around. For a senior who led an active life before the fall, Minnick said her limited mobility can sometimes be depressing.
But a bright spot appeared in late August. A Richland County jury awarded the 85-year-old woman $2,550,000 after finding her condominium association liable for her injuries.
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