A Store Disputed Responsibility for a Fall. How a Mississippi Customer Built the Case
The firm explains how incident evidence, witness accounts, and the condition of the premises informed the claim.
The questionIs a store responsible when a customer slips on a spill staff knew about?
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JACKSON, Miss. — A Jackson shopper who slipped on a leaking cooler's runoff has settled her injury claim with a grocery chain for $285,000.
The store said the spill was fresh and that it had no time to find it.
She tore a knee ligament and needed surgery. The case turned on how long the water had been on the floor.
Faravel Law obtained the store's maintenance tickets showing the cooler had leaked for days, and statements from two customers who had pointed out the water to staff earlier that afternoon.
The chain's insurer paid $285,000 before trial.
Medical bills and fees were paid from the settlement. The store did not admit fault.
In fall cases, whether a business knew or should have known about a hazard is often the central question.
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