A recent lawsuit alleges that two property operators failed to maintain safe conditions at a public walkway near a seawall, resulting in serious injury to an individual who fell while walking his dog at night. The complaint was filed by Konstantine Diamond in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on February 12, 2026, naming La Casa De Los Caracoles Condominium Association, Inc. and the City of Belleair Beach as defendants.
According to court documents, Diamond is seeking damages exceeding $50,000 from each defendant. The suit centers on an incident that occurred on or about February 25, 2022. At that time, Diamond alleges he was walking his dog near the seawall adjacent to 2450 Gulf Blvd when he encountered a drop-off from the concrete walkway. The area was reportedly disguised by plantings and lacked any railing, barrier, or markers. Additionally, Diamond claims there was inadequate or no lighting present.
The complaint states: “Defendant negligently maintained the public access walkway and failed to warn the plaintiff of the dangerous condition, so that the plaintiff fell on the property.” It further alleges that this hazardous condition was either created by the defendants or had existed for such a length of time that they should have known about it and taken corrective action.
Diamond asserts that as a result of this fall he “was injured in and about his body and extremities,” suffered pain, incurred medical expenses for treatment of his injuries, and experienced physical handicap. The filing claims these injuries are either permanent or continuing in nature and will cause future losses and impairment.
The legal arguments focus on premises liability against both La Casa De Los Caracoles Condominium Association and the City of Belleair Beach. For each defendant, Diamond alleges ownership or control over the area where the incident took place. He maintains that both parties had responsibility for ensuring safe conditions along the walkway but failed to do so through insufficient maintenance and lack of warning about potential hazards.
In addition to describing how long-standing or obvious the alleged dangers were—”known to the defendant, or had existed for a sufficient length of time so that the defendant should have known of it”—the complaint outlines how these failures directly led to Diamond’s injuries.
Diamond requests judgment for damages against both defendants and demands a trial by jury. He also affirms having performed all conditions precedent required to pursue recovery under Florida law.
The case is being handled by attorney Andrew Stinnette of Andrew Stinnette P.A., located in Dunedin, Florida. The case number is 26-000944-CI.
Source: 26000944CI_Konstantine_Diamond_v_La_Casa_de_los_Caracoles_Complaint_Pinellas_County_Florida.pdf
