Kwang Ho Lee vs. Restaurant Depot, LLC, a Delaware LLC

Case Background

On June 19, 2019, Plaintiff Kwang Ho Lee filed a premises liability lawsuit against RD America LLC incorrectly identified as Restaurant Depot LLC. The lawsuit was filed in the California Superior Court, Los Angeles County. Judges James E. Blancarte, Lisa R. Jaskol, Daniel M. Crowley, and Cherol J. Nellon presided over this case. [Case number: 19STCV21428]

Cause

Kwang Ho Lee, a Los Angeles County resident, shopped at the Restaurant Depot store located in Walnut, California on February 8, 2018. At the time, Lee owned several restaurants and regularly purchased food and supplies for his businesses from the store. While shopping that day, he located a self-serve freezer containing uncooked turkey. To retrieve a container from the top row, Lee stepped onto the freezer’s bottom base, as there was no other way to reach it. As he pulled the turkey down, his foot slipped beneath the bottom shelf. This caused him to lose balance and fall backward, hitting the ground and striking the back of his head. The incident caused immediate pain and injury to his foot and head. Lee promptly reported the incident to Restaurant Depot staff. Initially, he believed his injuries were limited to his foot. Howeve