McDonald’s Slip And Fall Case Settled Out Of Court

The following slip and fall case didn’t happen in Albuquerque or even New Mexico, but the circumstances could happen to anyone across the country. In this particular case, a woman and her child were in a McDonald’s when the child slipped on some water on the ground of the fast food restaurant.

The woman filed a lawsuit on behalf of her child, seeking up to $1 million in damages for the slip and fall. In the lawsuit, the woman claimed that there were no “wet floor” signs posted near the spill, and that nothing was done to address the spill even though employees at the McDonald’s were aware of it.

According to the suit, the child suffered numerous injuries on the right side of her body resulting in serious pain. The slip and fall happened back in 2014, and the case was scheduled to be heard recently, but an out-of-court settlement was reached. It is unknown how much the settlement was for.

This story demonstrates two things about slip and fall cases. The first is that many restaurants and establishments are slow to react to spills, slippery conditions, or other dangerous circumstances involving their premises and foreign liquids. When they do this, they open themselves up to liability. Which leads to the second lesson: most slip and fall cases will be settled out of court. This is just the reality of most pieces of civil litigation, and it is important for the plaintiffs to realize that going in.