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I slipped and fell on a puddle of water in the bathroom of a Framingham grocery store.  I have 2 hairline fractures in my hip and one in my shoulder. There was no “caution/ wet floor” sign and there was one witness.  Do I have a personal injury case?

ATTORNEY ANSWER:

Yes, you may have a case.  The grocery store, like all other businesses open to the Massachusetts public, must use “reasonable care” to maintain their property.   Also, a business must warn customers (or anybody lawfully on the premises) about defects such as water on the floor that the business actually knows about or should know about.  In your case, you would be required to prove that the water was on the floor long enough before you slipped that the store should have known about it.  This requires a thorough investigation of the source of the water, the store’s policies and procedures to inspect the bathrooms, etc.  The failure of the store to employ a caution sign may or may not matter.  If for example, the water was left by a customer mere seconds before you entered the bathroom, it is not reasonable to expect the store to learn of the spill and place signs.  If, on the other hand, it appears that the store failed to use reasonable care under the circumstances of your case, e.g., the water you slipped in was very discolored from many other customer’s shoes (indicating the water was present for some time), then you potentially have a winning case.  Note:  your money damages are determined by the nature and extent of your injuries, not from the fact that the store may be legally culpable or failed to use reasonable care.

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