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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHH 11]I'i

JUDICI,AI.. CIITOIJIT IN AND T:CR
MIAi.'I-DADE CC,UNTY, FLORiDA

GENERAL JURISDICTION DIVI$IOI"J

ERIC LINDER,
CAS{: NC).:
Plaintiff ,

VS.

TRUfuIP ENDEAVOR 12, LLC

d/b/a TRUIV1P NATIONAL DORI\L MIAMI

Defendant.

COBfiPLAINT

Pialntift, ERIC LINDER, ?:y and through his undersigneci counsel, srres
I]EfCNCANI, TRUMP HNDTTAVOR 12, [.LC, d/biA TRUI'dP NATIONAL DORAL MIAMI iOr

damages and alleges:

1. This is an action for cial:rages in t+xces*" of tlie jurisdictional rec;uirements

of this Cou;-t, to-tcrit: damages in excess of Fifteen Thsusand ($j5,000.00) Doliars,

exclu-qive cf costs and interest

2. Ai atl times material hereto. the Flalntiff, ERIC LINDER. is and wa$ a

resident of Fort Lee, New Jersey.

3. At all tlmes material hereto, Defer:dant, TRUMP ENDEAVOR 12. LLC,

dlbia TRUI\,{P NATIONAL DORAL MLq,Ml (hereinafl'er "TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL

FflA.l,,{t") is a foreign Lirnited Liability Company, \rras and is doing busines-c as tlie Trurrrp

National Dcral Miaini, located in fuIiarni-Dade Ccunty, Flcrida.

FACTS COMMCIN TO .A!.L CSUNTS

4. At all times n:aterial hereto, the Defendant, TRUMP NATIONAL DOR/IL

 l'dlAMl, ov{ned, Gperated, firanas;ed, conducteci, en!]a$erJ in andioi^ carried on business

as the owner, cperater and manager of the Dt:ral Gctf Fiessrt rt Spa, e properly cf the

Trump l-{otei Coiieciiun. located at 4400 NtV 87th Avenue, Daral, Fiorida 33178.

5. On or ahout Mart:h 6, ?ii1$, tire Plainti{f, EHIC LINDER, checkecl into

TRUMP NATIONF.L DORqL Ir,4lAF,{I, as a resort i;uesl, to atiend a trade convention and

was assigned a guest iooffi in the Jack Nickiaus t/illa building.

6. The fi:iloyuinB day, on or about li4arch 7.2CI16, the Plaintrff, ERlil LlNDflR,
'I'runrp resort
rvas contacteci by the staff to change rccms, allegedly beeause of a leak in

ihe bathroom iloor abu've.

7. On oi'abcut l',4arch 8, 2016, tlie F'lairttifl, ERIC LINDER, awoke to disoover

that he had muitiple welts, lumps and rnarks over much cf his face. neck, anns ancj

torso. and conrplainecj to tire 'l-rump resort rnanagement, rvho had bcth Villa guest

rDoms tested lorbed bugs.

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B. "T'hu:
Fii:intiff was ac}vised by the ror;od staff andior management a[

the TRUI/IP NATIONAL DORAL M|AMI that the guest rcom in the Jack Nicklaus Villa

builaing tested positive for beci bugs

9. TRUlilP NA.TIONAL DOP"AL MIAMI generally, and the Jack N;cklaus Vilia

building in particular. has a history c,t severo ned {rug infestation. going back to at least

the beginning of 2016, and the remediatiori was either not perforffied, or uras

inadequate, yei the TRUFvIP NATIONAL IIORAL It,tlAMl pernnitted reson gurest-t tc

continue stayi6g in unsuitahle guest rooms n,cnetheless.

CSUT{T I- F{EGLIGEhICE
Plairrtiff re-alleges ancj reavers paragraphs 1 through I a'or:ve and lvould firriher

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10. At all times nratei'ial, the Defendant, TRUtulP IIATIONAL DORr\L MiAlvll,

oured the Plaintiff, trRlC LINDER, ihe ciuty to exercise reasonabie care in nrainiaining its

i'esort premise+ and Viilas in a saf'e conditir:n fnr the safety of lts girests.

'!1. Dlti'inq lhe Plaintiffs stay. the Defendant, l'F{Ui\4P NAI'IONAL DORAL

ItI[/tfl,'ll, allor,ved ti-:e aforementioneci unsa,rt-l ccnditions of hed Lrugs to exist in and upon

the pi"ernises, Villa guest roorn$ and becjs of the subject reso* property, Suuh condiict

rras negligent and '+,,as the proximate cause of the Plaintiffs darrrages.

12. That cn the above dates of stay and guest room locaiians orr the lescrt

Iliernises, the Defendant, TRUI',IP NATIONAL DORAL l,,{iAllll, bi'eached its duty owecj

to ti"re Plaintiff by ccr,'rmitting one or more of the foilcwing orrissitlns and uras rregligent

in the fr:llou;ing ways, inciLrcjirrg, hut rrot lirrrited to'

a. Negligently feiling ta nrainta;n or adequat+iy nraintaiir ihe premises, guest

rooill and heds in a reasonabiv safe ccnditiotr. free of any arrd a!! hazards.
thus crcating a hazai'dous conciition to rnemfiers of the public ulihzing sai.d
hctel raoms anci beds, incti:ding the Plaintiff herein;
l). Negli.qently faiiing to inspect or aCequately inspect the rooffrs. fui'niture,
i:eds and linens cf the Villa, which existed oir the resort premises. oir a
regular basis, in or-rJer tcr renrecii; any dange:'ous conditioi't to patt"ons of
the r/illa, including tiie Plaintiff;
c. Negligently failing lo rr,rarn or aCequately warn resort patrons, irrcluding tlre
Plaintiff. af the danger of bed hugs in tire Villa glre$t roorn(s), bed(s), and
res{)rt prerni:+es, wheri Defendani krrev,' or inrouqti the exercise of
reasanable care shouid have kno'r.rn that said beds ancJ guesi rooms \,r'ere
rinreasCInfiLrly dangerous amd that Plaintiff ,rias unaviare of sarne.
d. Negiigently failing io pe#c;rni prDper housekeerring, externrination, and
roonl maintenance in a safe and reasonahle manner so as to nct
endairger the life and healtr-r af resorl guesis, includlng the Plaintiff, on tlie
Trurnp praperiy.
Negligently failing to correct cr adeqriately coriect the unreasonably
dangercrus ccnditicn cf tne Villa guest roi:m(s) anci hed(s) or! the

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 Defendant's resort prernises, rvhen said condition of bed bugs rnas eitl,el'
known to the Defendant or liad existeo for a sufficierrt length of {.ime such
that the Defendant shcluld have known c'f the sarne had Del'endarrt
exercisod reasonabie care
Other such negligence r,vhich !s the proximaie cause of Lhe bed bugs
lierein.

13. On or about Maruh 6, 2016, TRU$,iP NAT!O[\]AL DORAL MlAf"4! ancl/or its

agents and emplcyees, negligentiy and carelessl'y maintained. operatecj, managed

and/cr cuntrolled tlre above rlesclibed prernises sc irs to c:reate or allow lo exist arr

lJi'ireasonal:le dangerous condrticn on its prenrises, to wit: bed i:ugs ;n tlre beds and
Villa guests rooms cf the resort.

14. 'Ihe aforenrenticned dongrr'rous colrdilion was erther creaied by the

Defendant, or had existed for such a surf{icient lengtir ol'lirne thal the Defendarri knevr or'

shoulci have knov,rn that the ciangerous conciition existed. ln addition, the Defendant,

TRUI,IP NATIONAL DORAL lvllAMl, failed to r,orarn patrcns crf the resoft anC/or the Plaintilf,

f:RlC L.lNDf it, of the elangerous conditions which it knew or shcuid have knovvn exis'red.

i 5. As a dircct and proxrmate result cf the heing bit by hed bugs, the Piainiiff

suffered batlily injury and resulting pain and suffering, disehility, disfigurement, mental

anguistr, ag;gravation anct/or acceleraticn of pre-existirrg condition(s), loss of capacity fsr

the enloyrnent of life, expense of trospitalization, medical and nursing care anrj

treatrner:t. The losses aie either permaneni or contini.iing in nature and the []iaintiff will

suffer ihe losses in the future. Further, the Plaintiff incurred the costs of aitei'native hotei

expenses *nd fcr replacing clothing, i:s weil as otlrer personal effects, wlrich urere:

subjected lo the bed l:ucr infestation.

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 V/HHHE!:ORE, the Plaintiff, ERIC LINDER, der,rands judgment for danrages

against the Defendant, TRUMP NATIONAL DORAL il{lAMi, costs of tnis action, and

such other turther equitable and legal relief as this Gourt may deem appropriate, and

furthermore deinand trial by jiiry of aii lssues so iriable as cf right by juny.

GREENSPOON MARDER, P-A.

Attorneys fcr frlaintiff
PNC Bank Eluilding, $uite 1800
200 East Brourard Boulevard
Fort Lauderdeie, Flcrida 33309
Phone: 954-491-11;0
P rim a ry E-ma : Ne a l. l-l i rsch&:ld@qjr: law. coni
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Secondary E-inail:

By:
N SCHFELD
F lo No.: 315389

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