Nicholas J. Kugler has filed a lawsuit against a construction company, alleging negligence after sustaining serious injuries at a job site. The complaint was filed in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on January 3, 2025, naming J&J Exteriors Holding, Inc. as the defendant.
According to the complaint, Kugler had hired J&J Exteriors to construct a home on his property located at 1715 Grand Central Drive in Tarpon Springs, Florida. On January 27, 2023, while visiting the job site to check on the progress of the construction work, Kugler tripped over construction materials that were left hidden in the sand and unattended by J&J Exteriors. This caused him to fall onto an unattended trailer at the site, resulting in serious injuries.
Kugler's lawsuit accuses J&J Exteriors of failing to maintain a safe environment at the job site and neglecting their duty to warn visitors about potential hazards. The plaintiff asserts that there were no caution or warning signs placed around the construction materials that were carelessly left strewn about. Kugler claims that these conditions created a dangerous environment for invitees like himself and alleges that J&J Exteriors breached their duty of care by not ensuring a reasonably safe condition at the premises.
The complaint further details several specific duties that J&J Exteriors allegedly failed to uphold. These include providing safe ingress and egress into the job site, inspecting for hazards and maintaining cleanliness and safety standards, warning of known hazardous conditions such as buried construction materials, and employing precautions to prevent unreasonable risks of harm.
As a result of these alleged breaches of duty by J&J Exteriors, Kugler sustained permanent injuries which have led to ongoing pain and suffering, disability and disfigurement, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, medical expenses for treatment received and anticipated future care needs, as well as past and future lost wages.
In seeking justice through this legal action against J&J Exteriors Holding Inc., Kugler demands judgment for damages exceeding $50,000 along with costs incurred during litigation proceedings. He also requests any other relief deemed appropriate by the court while emphasizing his right to trial by jury on all triable issues related to this case.
Representing Nicholas J. Kugler are attorneys Mark H. Wright (Florida Bar No.: 867330) and Kristi Neher Davisson (Florida Bar No.: 152382) from Mark H. Wright PLLC based in Tampa Florida; they can be reached via telephone at 813-425-2020 or email at eservice@markwrightlaw.com . The case is identified under Case Number:25-000047-CI within Pinellas County’s judicial system where it awaits adjudication before presiding judges who will determine its outcome based upon presented evidence & arguments made during trial proceedings