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Personal Injury & Torts

Nov. 18, 2000

Justices Weigh Shift in Slip-and-Fall Doctrine

Richard Ortega won a $47,200 jury verdict after claiming he injured his knee slipping in a puddle of milk in the aisle of a Kmart store in 1997.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        Richard Ortega won a $47,200 jury verdict after claiming he injured his knee slipping in a puddle of milk in the aisle of a Kmart store in 1997.
        But Ortega admitted in court he had no idea how long the puddle had been on the floor before he walked into it. Thirt...

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