Recovery for a fall on an icy store walkway

The store said the ice formed minutes before the fall. The weather station disagreed.

Our client broke her ankle on an icy entrance ramp at a busy retail store. The store claimed the ice had formed suddenly and that it had no chance to treat the walkway.

How we built the claim

We pulled hourly weather station data showing freezing temperatures since before dawn, and requested the store's maintenance log, which had no entry for de-icing that day.

$185,000 settlement (illustrative)

The claim settled after the store's corporate insurer reviewed the maintenance log. Our client used the recovery to cover surgery and lost summer school income.

• Hourly weather data obtained
• Maintenance logs requested
• Medical costs fully documented
• Resolved without trial

Case results shown are illustrative examples written for this demo site. Every case is different, and past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.