Slip And Fall

Stephany Elaine Jones visited a Winn-Dixie store in Miami for routine grocery shopping when she slipped on a liquid left uncleaned in one of the aisles. The fall caused serious injuries, leading to a negligence lawsuit filed in March 2023. The jury found Winn-Dixie 70% responsible and awarded Jones $359,550 for medical expenses and pain and suffering. However, her compensation was later reduced due to comparative fault. The case spotlighted the duty of businesses to maintain safe premises and the shared responsibility of customers to be cautious.

A Fresno jury awarded Martha Lopez $821,989.68 after she slipped and fell inside a local Applebee’s. Lopez alleged the restaurant failed to maintain safe floors or post warnings. The jury agreed, finding Applebee’s negligent and fully responsible for her injuries, awarding both economic and non-economic damages.

Donald Stearns, a resident of Branford, Connecticut, owned a condominium unit at The Greens complex on Peddlers Drive. On the evening of January 18, 2020, snow covered the common parking lot. Stearns walked across it without incident to a grassy area to let his dog relieve itself. Minutes later, a snow plough passed and cleared the lot but left no sand, salt, or other anti-slip material.When Stearns stepped back onto the lot with his dog, he slipped on what he claimed was a slick, icy surface and fell. He alleged that the fall caused severe spinal and rib injuries, leading to long-term pain, loss of mobility, and emotional distress.Stearns claimed the snow ploughing had created a hazardous condition by exposing a slippery surface without treating it. He accused the condominium association, its property manager, and the snow removal contractor of failing to make the area safe or to warn