Edwards v. Saver Group. Zack Turpin obtained Summary Judgment in favor of a grocery store in a premises liability action where the Plaintiff sued for personal injuries after she fell onto a pallet stationed in the middle of an aisle which was stacked with inventory. Plaintiff initially argued she fell because of a nail that protruded from the pallet caught her pant leg. However, when Plaintiff was unable to produce affirmative evidence of the existence of the nail, she alleged that the pallet itself constituted an unreasonable trip hazard due to its low height. The Court agreed that Plaintiff did not satisfy her burden of proving the condition of the pallet was unreasonably dangerous as she had produced no affirmative evidence that her fall was the result of the alleged nail that protruded from the pallet. Similarly, the Court disagreed with Plaintiff’s allegation that the pallet itself constituted an unreasonable trip hazard and referenced the security footage of the fall which showed that Plaintiff had taken several steps backwards towards the pallet without turning around prior to her fall.
