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Summary Judgment in Rainy Day Slip and Falls May be a Thing of The Past
Plaintiff testified that she slipped on “standing water,” but could not describe the depth, width, or quantity of water.
No Summary Judgment When Defendant Can be Construed to Have "Set The Stage" for The Injury
The take-away: property owners should be aware that even when there is evidence of plaintiff’s own negligence, such as deviation from a prescribed path, defendants may still need to prove that they did not set the stage, i.e., in some way entice the guest to the hazard.
Court Rejects Plaintiff's Speculative Liability Theories in Slip and Fall Case
The defense of this case was helped in large part by the maintenance of routine inspection records and video surveillance.