Slip and Fall in Maui McDonald’s Results in $5.67 Million Award

A vacation in tropical Hawaii took an unexpected twist when Texas resident Beverly Munguia stopped in at a Maui McDonald’s for a meal. Arising from the table after she finished eating, Munguia slipped on an unidentified object on the restaurant’s floor and fell, fracturing a vertebra in her lower back in the process. Since the incident, Munguia has undergone two surgeries, but she is still permanently disabled and confined to a wheelchair as a result of the fall. The court recently decided in Munguia’s favor in the lawsuit she brought in the case, awarding her a total of $5.67 million.

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Fall at Salt Lake City Airport Prompts Lawsuit

Returning home for the holidays should be a joyous affair, but the trip turned painful for flight attendant Natalie Maxwell. After completing her work duties and leaving the Salt Lake City airport on the day before Christmas Eve, 2008, Maxwell took a spill on an icy sidewalk outside the terminal. The fall resulted in severe injuries, including a traumatic brain injury that has rendered it impossible for Maxwell to carry on with her professional and personal life in the manner she was accustomed to before the fall. At the current juncture, the dollar amount being sought in the case has not been named.

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Louisiana Slip-and-Fall Incident Leads to Lawsuit

New Orleans resident Nery Freire’s July 2009 grocery shopping trip had an unforeseen conclusion. At a local Winn-Dixie, the shopper says she slipped on a puddle inside the store and fell, sustaining injuries to her knee, ankle, shoulder and spine. Freire’s suit against the store and its cleaning contractor claims that the wet patch was negligently left behind after the floors were cleaned. The area was not marked by safety cones or any other type of warning. Freire is seeking compensation for injuries, medical costs, and other damages she sustained as a result of the injuries.

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Fall in Louisiana Wal-Mart Leads to Lawsuit

Opal Lennix was perusing the shoe section in her local Wal-Mart store in Laplace, Louisiana when she unwittingly stepped into a puddle of water that had accumulated on the floor. The slippery surface caused Lennix to lose her balance and fall, sustaining a number of injuries in the process. Her case against the discount behemoth claims that she experienced hip, knee, and back injuries from the fall, and that the impact caused her to develop a chronic joint disorder that continues to plague her. No word yet on the possibility of a settlement in the case, although Wal-Mart’s request to have the suit removed to federal court was granted.

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Chocolate Plant Death Leads to Lawsuit

The surviving family members of a New Jersey plant worker who died after falling into an industrial-sized vat of cocoa have filed suit against the companies that operate the facility, Lyons & Sons Inc. and Cocoa Services. Vincent Smith, who was a temporary worker at the plant, died on July 8, 2009. While feeding ingredients into the vat, Smith fell into the 8-foot container and was struck on the head by a large rotating blade that is used to mix the cocoa. Smith's family claims that the lack of guardrails and other safety equipment in the area around the vat created unsafe working conditions.

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Slip in Chicago Airport Yields Victim $800,000 Settlement

Diana Sarkar was en route to attend a medical conference when she slipped and fell in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. The incident caused Sarkar to sustain a fractured kneecap and torn cartilage, injuries that severely impeded her mobility and limited her ability to work at a normal pace. The suit brought against the city of Chicago, which oversees O’Hare Airport, claimed that the incident was caused by airport employees’ failure to properly clean spilled food in the area, resulting in a residual oily patch that prompted Sarkar’s fall.



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Museum Fall Spurs Lawsuit in California

What started out as a pleasant jaunt to a city museum turned painful for 81-year-old San Rafael resident Janet Cole. After leaving the facility, Cole stepped out the front door and then stumbled after failing to see the step down from the threshold. Cole’s suit claims that inadequate lighting in the area and the lack of a yellow ‘caution’ marking contributed to her spill, which resulted in a fractured right leg and nearly three months’ inpatient care in area hospitals. The Coles’ suit claims premises liability, general negligence, and loss of consortium.

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Wisconsin Grocery Store Fall Results in Lawsuit

A November 2008 visit to a local supermarket turned dangerous for Wisconsin resident Erica Wilson. As she was stocking up on produce and other fresh provisions near the store’s salad bar, Wilson slipped and fell on a puddle of accumulated water. She sustained injuries to her back, neck, and shoulders. The lawsuit that was filed against the market claims that the store negligently allowed defrost runoff from a nearby refrigerated storage unit to accumulate, creating unsafe conditions. The suit seeks compensation for Wilson’s medical costs, lost wages, and pain and suffering. A court date has not yet been set in the matter.

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Workplace Slip-and-Fall Injury Results in Six-Figure Settlement

After falling in a workplace accident in 2006, Missouri resident John R. Brooks was initially taken to a hospital emergency room and was later referred to Freeman OccuMed Hospital. The occupational medical specialists assigned to the case did not detect multiple rib fractures that had led to internal bleeding in Brooks’ chest and eventually led to a dangerous condition known as a hemothorax. On multiple occasions, these problems were overlooked and Brooks was directed to return to work. The jury in the case agreed that these actions were consistent with malpractice, and Brooks was awarded over $500,000 in total compensation in the case.

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Applesauce Spill Blamed in West Virginia Slip-and-Fall Suit

Martinsburg, West Virginia resident Ann Moats has filed a personal injury lawsuit against local grocery store Weis Market after sustaining injuries in an in-store fall. According to the lawsuit, employees of the store had cleaned up shards of a glass jar of applesauce that had fallen and broken in one of the store’s aisles, but had negligently failed to remove the rest of the slippery mess that was left behind. Moats later slipped on the remnants of the applesauce spill and sustained a number of injuries. In her recently filed lawsuit, Moats has sought compensation of $74,500.

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Slip and Fall in Texas Wal-Mart Prompts Premises Liability Suit

Orange County, Texas resident Gwendolyn Jones was grocery shopping at an area Wal-Mart SuperCenter when she slipped and fell in an aisle near the frozen foods section. Jones has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the chain, claiming that negligent safety practices contributed to the incident. Although some details of the suit have not yet been made public, Jones is suing to reclaim the damages she incurred and her attorney’s fees.

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Greasy Floor Prompts Slip-and-Fall Lawsuit in Missouri

Although a wet floor warning sign was posted in the soda fountain area of the O’Fallon, Missouri location of Penn Station East Coast Subs, customer Randa Carr slipped and fell when she entered the area to refill her beverage. She claims that the wet floor sign was insufficient warning, as the area had been cleaned with a grease-coated mop that left the floor slick and much more dangerous to traverse than if it had merely been wet. Carr’s lawsuit asks for at least $100,000 in damages.

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$400,000 Award in Pennsylvania Slip-and-Fall Case

An elderly woman’s visit to a local mall ended on a sour note when she was injured in the parking lot. Shirley Mays was walking back to her car after a visit to Millcreek Mall in 2003 when she fell into a large, water-filled pothole, causing extensive injuries to her ankles and knees. After a protracted legal battle, an award of $400,000 was given to Mays and her husband in the case.

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Parking Lot Fall Results in Six-Figure Settlement

After a protracted legal battle, Pennsylvania resident Robert Yusem was awarded $390,000 for injuries he sustained after falling in an industrial plant parking lot in 2000. Yusem claimed his fall was caused by an unsafe accumulation of runoff water in the lot, which the frigid Pennsylvania weather transformed into a mass of slush and ice. Yusem further contended that the business owners should have known that the pooled water would pose a safety hazard.

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Supermarket Mishap Leaves St. Louis-Area Woman Injured

In the midst of her weekly grocery run, Latoya Walker unknowingly stepped into a puddle of water that had accumulated in the frozen foods aisle of her local Schnucks, a popular Midwestern chain grocery store. The water caused her to lose her footing and slip, leaving Walker with extensive injuries to the head, lower back, and left hip.

Walker’s suit claims the store was negligent in failing to attend to the safety risk posed by pooled water. She is seeking at least $60,000 for medical costs and wages lost due to the incident.

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Home Depot Hit with Premises Liability Suit

Although shopping at big-box home improvement stores is an experience that’s not for the faint of heart, customers shouldn’t be forced to wear a hard hat – or should they? When Barbara Molska was shopping at a Chicago-area Home Depot store in 2005, she was struck on the head with a heavy brick-like object. Soon after the incident, Molska began to experience an array of troubling health symptoms, including debilitating neck and back pain and vision disturbances. In the recently filed suit, Molska is seeking at least $50,000 to cover the medical costs she incurred after being injured.

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