Personal Injury Law

Chicago Slip and Fall Lawsuit Against Sears Claims Woman Slid on Vomit

In Cook County Circuit Court, Glinda Bridgeman submitted her Chicago slip and fall lawsuit against Sears. Bridgeman says she was injured on July 11 when she slipped and fell on paper towels and vomit that were on the floor of the television department of a Chicago Sears store.

Her Chicago premises liability complaint accuses Sears of negligence, including failing to warn that there were paper towels and vomit on the ground and neglecting to clean away both after it knew or should have realized that either posed an Illinois slip and fall hazard. The plaintiff is seeking over $50,000 in damages.

Store owners and managers owe customers a duty of care to make sure that there are no hazardous conditions on the ground, such as spilt liquid, debris, or other items, that can result in slip and fall accidents.

While a slip and fall accident may sound like a minor incident, often the injuries that result are serious, extremely painful, and costly to treat medically. Slip and fall cases fall under the area of premises liability law and can be grounds for substantial financial recovery.

Just this month, a jury awarded a couple a $324,000 slip and fall verdict against FKG Oil Co., which is the company that owns an Edwardsville Motomart. John Linkes sued for Illinois slip and fall after he fell on a newly mopped floor.

Following the March 2007 personal injury accident, Linkes and his wife Linda filed an Illinois slip and fall lawsuit seeking $2 million. The jury awarded links $150,000 for past and future pain, $49,664.41 for medical expenses, $50 for loss of a normal life, $75,000 for future medical expenses, and $50,000 for punitive damages. Linda was awarded $5,000 for loss of society and $10,000 for loss of her spouse?s services.

Woman Sues Sears After She Slips On Vomit, Chicago Now, September 15, 2009

$324,000 Award in Slip-and-Fall Case, Courthouse News, September 23, 2009

Related Web Resource:
Illinois Premises Liability Act, Justia

Full post as published by Chicago Injury Attorney Blog on September 24, 2009 (boomark / email).