Five people who were injured when a hotel lift they were in plummeted three floors to a basement shouted for help for 15 minutes before the doors were prised open, the High Court heard. They have also sued lift components manufacturer Daldoss Elevetronic Spa of Valsugana, Italy. Ms O'Leary, whose case is being heard first, told the court the lift tried to dock at the floor and could not do so. Her brother-in-law Paul Meehan helped pull the doors open once two porters found them and held the lift walls off her until the emergency services arrived. There was also an alleged failure to install a proper functioning lift from the car park to the hotel.

Source: Irish Independent June 09, 2021 18:33 UTC