Facts

On Feb. 22, 2010, plaintiff Laura Rogel Campos, age 48, was shopping in the Santa Rosa Costco when she slipped and fell on an unknown creamy substance on the floor.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Plaintiffs contended that Costco failed to conduct timely and sufficient floor walks and inspections of its warehouse in light of the thousands of customers on the premises daily, with Costco giving customers free food and allowing them to walk around the premises with the food.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
The defense presented evidence that the warehouse personnel performed and documented hourly inspections of the entire warehouse, supplemented by constant inspections by designated maintenance employees, none of whom saw the food or plaintiff on the floor.

Damages

Plaintiff Ignacio Estrada claimed loss of consortium. Plaintiffs asked the jury to award approximately $300,000 in damages.

Injuries

Campos sustained a fractured coccyx. At trial, she adduced testimony from her treating orthopedist, Kenneth Hoek, M.D., and pain specialist Dee Filgas, M.D. that she required extensive pain treatments, medication and injections to deal with an inoperable coccyxgeal separation.

Result

Defense verdict.

Other Information

FILING DATE: June 3, 2010.

Deliberation

50 minutes

Length

six days