We are pleased to announce a significant legal victory in a premises liability case. The trial Court granted a motion for summary judgment in favor of our client, Big Box Store in a slip and fall lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged that he slipped on a puddle of water behind a store, near a downspout or gutter. The Plaintiff claimed that the store failed to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition and that it failed to warn him of the water on which he slipped. However, the court determined that the condition was both open and obvious and not inherently dangerous. Despite the plaintiff’s claims, the court found that the presence of water on asphalt does not constitute a dangerous condition as a matter of law. The court cited prior legal precedents that affirmed wet asphalt is not inherently dangerous and that any potential hazard was open and obvious. As a result of this ruling, all claims against Big Box Store have been dismissed, and final judgment has been entered in favor of our client. The motion was written and argued by Audra M. Bryant, Esq. Ashley Stewart, Esq. assisted with research and discovery. This victory reinforces our commitment to protecting the interests of our clients and ensuring that justice prevails in complex legal matters.
