In the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court of Palm Beach County, Florida, plaintiff Jill Byers has filed a lawsuit against defendants Costco Wholesale Corporation and William Vazquez. The case number is 502024CA002185XXXAMB, and it was filed on March 7, 2024.
The plaintiff alleges that she suffered damages in excess of $50,001 due to negligence on the part of the defendants. Her lawyers claim that on March 26, 2021, Byers slipped and fell on a wet substance in the Produce Department of a Costco store managed by defendant Vazquez.
Byers claims that the liquid came from faulty refrigeration equipment and had been present long enough for Costco staff to have noticed and remedied it. She further accuses Costco employees of failing to maintain safe conditions or warn her about the hazard.
The plaintiff seeks compensation for her damages and asserts that Costco had actual or constructive knowledge of the dangerous condition but failed to take action.