Court Grants Summary Judgment to Grocery Store Where Plaintiff Failed to Show Cause of Fall or Notice of Hazard

Staley v. Price Chopper Market 32, docket no. 3908 CIVIL 2024 (Pa. Com. Pl. Aug. 11, 2025) – The plaintiff alleged that she slipped and fell in the women’s restroom of the defendant’s grocery store. The plaintiff claimed she slipped on some unknown substance, which caused her to fall and strike the toilet. After discovery had been completed, the defendant filed a motion for summary judgment and argued that the plaintiff failed to show that the defendant had actual or constructive notice of the…
By: Marshall Dennehey

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