It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this slip and fall case could just as easily occur at any of the supermarkets in the area, such as Safeway, Raley’s, Bel Air, Save Mart, Walmart, or Whole Foods.
(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this personal injury case and its proceedings.)
Memorandum of Points and Authorities In Support of Defendant Safeway Inc.’s Motion for Summary Judgment
INTRODUCTION
This action arises out of a slip and fall incident on March 24,2009, between 8:40 a.m. and 8:45 a.m., in the dairy department of a Safeway supermarket located in Sacramento, California. Defendant does not dispute that plaintiff fell. However, plaintiff cannot establish that there was anything on the floor for a sufficient period of time to provide notice to Safeway of any dangerous condition. Plaintiff concedes that she has no information as to how long any substance may have been present on the floor prior to her fall or how it came to be on the floor.
Safeway performed routine inspections of the floor where plaintiff fell prior to the fall. The floor was last inspected at 8:33 a.m., just 7 to 12 minutes prior to plaintiff’s fall.
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Because plaintiff cannot establish that the substance she allegedly slipped in was on the floor for a sufficient period of time to provide notice to Safeway, defendant Safeway is entitled to judgment as a matter of law on Pamela White’s causes of action for Negligence and Premises Liability, and on Kenneth White’s cause of action for Loss of Consortium. (See Part 2 of 9.)
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