Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Possibly. Would need to know more. Feel free to call at your convenience.

JDH

Premises liability slip and fall cases all require reasonable notice of the dangerous condition. There are insuffcient facts in your question to know if the market had sufficient notice to create liability. A simple round grape in the wrong area will not be enough. You have the burden of proof that the market had enough time to discover te grape and remove or clean the area, not it. How can you prove this? A round grape will not help you as it may have just been dropped without time to inspect the area and correct the matter. But a smashed grape especially where the pulp or wetness is smeared around or shopping cart wheel marks through the wetness suggests it was there a while. You need evidence that suggests time has passed and that there was an opportunity to clean it up. Perhaps a witness saw it and would say it was there for 30 minutes (verses only a couple of minutes which would not be enough time) or maybe there is a a security video that reflects time/duration. These are just some ways to support adequate opportunity to discover the danger and make it safe. Bottom line, there's no liability even with a dangerous condition if there was not enough time in premises liability cases so they can be tough. I hope this helps. Bob

You may very well have a case, but you should definately retain counsel to help you settle it. Insurance companies always try to settle for well below what the case is worth. Your question leaves out alot of facts which you will need to discuss with an attorney to assess if you have a good case and the value of it. 949-481-6909.