FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 6, 2021
Contact: Eric W. Boyer, Esq.
Managing Partner
305.670.1101 Ext. 1023
Email: eboyer@qpwblaw.com
QPWB LAWYER DEFENDS RETAILER IN TRIP AND FALL CASE
Premise Liability
Rebecca V. Aroca
BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. ― Rebecca V. Aroca, a partner in the Miami office of Quintairos, Prieto, Wood & Boyer, P.A., represented a large retailer in a slip and fall matter. The plaintiff claimed a knee injury after walking through the produce section of the store and slipping on water. Plaintiff failed to notify the store of the fall until the next day. Additionally, there was no camera coverage in the area. The defense took his deposition and secured valuable testimony that there was no evidence of how long the puddle had been on the ground.
Even without video footage that depicted the fall, the defense argued that there were a lack of prior incidents in the area or evidence of the length the puddle had been on the floor. The defense successfully defended their corporate representative in deposition, and although the fall took place six years prior, secured valuable testimony in their defense.
The defense filed a motion for final summary judgment arguing that plaintiff lacked sufficient evidence to prove that the water had been present for a lengthy period of time. The Broward County judge agreed and found that the retailer did not have actual or constructive notice of the substance under the new summary judgment standard. Final Judgment is pending.
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Rebecca V. Aroca is a partner in the Miami office. She represents businesses, self-insured organizations and professionals in civil litigation involving insurance defense litigation, general liability, first-party property claims, automobile negligence, premises liability, negligent security, personal injury defense, wrongful death matters, and dram shop cases. In 2008, Ms. Aroca received her Juris Doctor cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and New York. Ms. Aroca speaks Spanish, Portuguese and German.
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