We think of slipping on a banana peel as something that only happens to cartoon characters, but it actually happened Ida Valentine, a 58-year-old California woman who suffered a slip and fall accident on a banana peel in a 99 Cents store.
Valentine says that she suffered a herniated disk and tissue damage, spent $9,000 on medical bills. Valentine reportedly fell on her backside in the store.
Slip and Fall Settlement?
The 99 Cents Only store in Fontana, California, reportedly refused a proposed slip and fall settlement of $44,000. Executives from the company, a deep-discount retailer with hundreds of stores in western states, have not issued a statement. Valentine has filed a slip and fall lawsuit against the company.
Slip and Fall Liability
Slip and fall injuries are under a category of law called premises liability. This means that the landowner and occupiers of a property have some responsibility, under law, for injuries and accidents that occur on their property. Premises liability claims can be filed for a variety of reasons, like when you slip and fall inside a grocery store.
Los Angeles Slip and Fall Lawyer
As Ida Valentine has experienced, a slip and fall injury is not a laughing matter. Since the company has refused the slip and fall settlement proposal, the case will now go to trial. If you, or someone you love, has been the victim of a slip and fall accident, please call our office at 877-702-7274 to speak to a Los Angeles slip and fall lawyer today. We take cases on a contingency basis, which means you don’t pay unless we win your case.
