Woman Wins $1.3 Million from Grocery Chain in Slip-and-Fall Suit

A Texas woman has been awarded $1.325 million by a jury after she slipped and fell at a Brookshire Brothers grocery store in 2020.

Brasher Law Firm, which represented plaintiff Cheryl Huelsman, offered evidence that the store had recurring issues with leaking freezers dating back to August of 2019. While Huelsman was shopping, she slipped on a wet area near the ice cream freezers that caused her to fall and suffer serious injuries. She broke her kneecap in the fall and had to undergo two surgeries. She was 70 at the time of the accident and in otherwise good health, the firm said in a press release.

According to the firm, Brookshire Brothers denied responsibility for the accident and blamed the victim’s flip-flops.

At trial, the plaintiff’s attorneys suggested apportioning 20 percent responsibility to Huelsman. After a three-day trial, the jury attributed 70 percent responsibility to Brookshire Brothers and 30 percent to the plaintiff. The plaintiff’s attorneys asked the jury for $1.154 million in closing arguments but received $1.325 million in a unanimous vote.