Facts

Plaintiff Orna Cohen alleged that she slipped and fell on water while she was at the cash register to check out items at Costco.

PLAINTIFF'S CONTENTIONS:
Cohen claimed that Costco failed to clean the area in a timely fashion. Cohen further claimed that Costco's employee admitted that he knew that water was on the floor and failed to clean it.

DEFENDANT'S CONTENTIONS:
Costco claimed that no water was on the floor and further, that Cohen did not mention any water at the time of her fall and preparation of the incident report.

Settlement Discussions

Plaintiff demanded $95,000. Defendant offered a waiver of costs.

Specials in Evidence

$20,000 none $7,600

Injuries

Cohen alleged she suffered injuries to her left knee, neck, back, wrist and elbow.

Result

Defense verdict.

Other Information

FILING DATE: April 11, 2011.

Deliberation

25 minutes

Poll

12-0 (defense)

Length

two hours