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"CHARLESTON -- A Kanawha County couple is suing Ryan's Restaurant Group after injuries were sustained at the restaurant's facility.<br /><br />On Feb. 24, 2009, William J. Mellert and Lucie A. Mellert were customers at Ruan's Restaurant Group when Mr. Mellert was hit by water, ice and snow falling from the \"un-guttered roof,\" which caused him to fall face-first into the building, according to a complaint filed Feb. 22 in Kanawha Circuit Court.<br /><br />The couple claims as a result of falling into the building, Mr. Mellert sustained  injuries to his face, head, hands, shoulder, back and leg.<br /><br />The ice, snow and water were hazards presenting an unreasonable risk of harm and did not have any caution signs warning the plaintiffs, according to the suit.<br /><br />The couple claims the restaurant had a duty of reasonable care to protect its customers from defective or dangerous conditions existing on its premises.<br /><br />The Mellerts are seeking compensatory damages. They are being represented by Shawn R. Romano.<br /><br />The case has been assigned to Circuit Judge Charles E. King.<br /><br /><em>Kanawha Circuit Court case number: 11-C-290</em>"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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