In a recent victory for the defense, the Court granted Summary Final Judgment in favor of a national grocery retailer, effectively ending a premises liability claim brought by a plaintiff who alleged a slip and fall on the store’s premises. Plaintiff contended that she slipped on a transitory foreign substance–presumed to be water or melted ice– while walking through the store in Orlando, Florida. She alleged that the store negligently failed to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and failed to warn of the hazard.
Following a hearing on April 9, 2025, the Court found that Plaintiff could not meet her burden under Florida law to establish that the store had constructive knowledge of the allegedly dangerous condition. In doing so, the Court specifically held that Plaintiff failed to demonstrate either that the substance had been present for a sufficient length of time to be discovered through ordinary care, or that such incidents occurred with sufficient regularity to make the condition foreseeable.
Nicholas Van Valen and Paxton Bagan secured the summary judgment win, delivering a strong result for the client.
