On July 25, 2025, Orlando Managing Partner Anthony Merendino and Senior Appellate Partner Daniel Weinger obtained an order granting Defendant’s Motion for Final Summary Judgment in a premises liability case styled Plaintiff v. Defendant Retail Store FL. The Plaintiff filed suit against Defendant alleging that Defendant was liable for Plaintiff’s slip-and-fall inside of Defendant retail store while shopping, as well as for negligent maintenance of the subject store.

Plaintiff alleged that while she was shopping inside of the subject Retail store, she slipped-and-fell in an aisle on what she described as a sand-like substance on the Floor. Con-sequently, Plaintiff alleged that she sustained injuries primarily to her low back. We were able to successfully argue that based upon the undisputed material facts (obtained mostly from Plaintiff’s deposition), the Defendant was entitled to summary judgment as a matter of law as there was no record evidence that the Defendant had actual or constructive notice of a dangerous condition on the floor in the area where Plaintiff allegedly slipped-and-fell. Mr. Merendino also pointed out that Plaintiff’s negligent maintenance claim was abolished pursuant to Florida Statute 68.0755.  Plaintiff’s claimed past medical bills were approximately $40,000, which consisted of among other treatment, epidural steroid injections and plasma injections. Plaintiff was also recommended to undergo a low back surgery. Plaintiff rejected a settlement offer in 2024. The summary judgment prevented a trial scheduled to begin in December, 2025.