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Originally Posted by Rochard
I saw this. I understand the man got hurt. I understand the man now walks with a walker. However, he stepped on a god damn pallet. Every large retail store in the country uses pallets. Isn't it his fault for stepping on the display?
Years ago my grandmother slipped and fell on some liquid in a store aisle, and she broke her hip. It was pretty bad; She was in the hospital for months. My grandmother sued the store, and while she didn't get millions she had a fair payday. But at what point is it the store's fault if you hurt yourself? Isn't it my grandmother's fault that she slipped and fell because she failed to see the water and failed to avoid it? I mean.... If your car slides on ice on the road and you crash you can't sue the city because they failed to remove the ice...
What I am saying is... An accident is an accident. You shouldn't be able to sue someone because you failed to see the dangers of stepping on a pallet.
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I understand your position and agree with you that millions are likely way too much, but I can see how a person can fall in a store. When I was in my early 20's in pretty decent shape I fell hard in a grocery store. There was a puddle of water and with the fluorescent lights and white floor, I didn't see it because I was looking at the shelf trying to find something, not the floor. I stepped in the puddle, my foot slid forward and I ate shit. Luckily, I wasn't hurt.
There is a big difference between ice on a road and water on a store floor. A city doesn't have control over nature nor does it have the manpower to immediately clear every piece of ice from the road. Not to mention, when you are driving your job is to watch the road and be careful (although I admit ice can be hard to see) so you can expect ice if it is cold. You don't expect to be looking at chips and suddenly have one of your feet slip out from under you because you stepped on a slippery spot on the floor.