Anna Greenberg (L) and Edward Blizzard of Blizzard Law.

Winning Lawyer Says Victim Blaming Fueled $44M Houston Verdict

"On balance, we think Hilton has a responsibility here," plaintiffs attorney Ed Blizzard recounted telling the jury. "What kind of hotel makes an error like this, and puts a woman in the wrong room, and then she is sexually assaulted, blames her? They didn't really treat her as a human being, much less as a guest in the hotel."

November 24, 2021 at 03:03 PM

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Personal Injury

Katheryn Hayes Tucker
Reporter

Victim blaming is what really incensed the jury that awarded $44 million to a hotel guest who alleged she was raped after Hilton employees put her in the wrong room, according to the winning lawyer.