What was to be a day of enjoying Italian cuisine was cut short for the couple from New Hampshire who was visiting Eataly in Boston last October. The woman had the bad luck of stepping on a slice of prosciutto that was on the floor, slipping on it and ending up on the floor with a very spectacular fall that would end with broken ankle. Now the couple has defendant to the premises for damages.
Eataly is a kind of great Italian gastronomy market that spreads its products and benefits throughout the world, already with several centers open in different countries, such as the United States. There, the visitor can buy ingredients and products, sit down to eat or taste specialties, as the plaintiffs were preparing to do when the slice of ham crossed their path.
It was this month of August when the couple filed the lawsuit in the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts. According to said lawsuit, Alice Cohen was walking in an area where free food tastings were offered, when she slipped when she stepped on a piece of prosciutto, falling to the ground and “injuring and fracturing her left ankle.”
Now Cohen and her husband are demanding a $50,000 compensation to the venue to offset medical expenses for medical treatments, which amount to $2,274 in hospital expenses, and $5,265 in post-recovery therapy. In addition, the text points out, the woman has suffered “a loss of enjoyment of life, experiencing great pain and suffering” all these months.
As stated to MassLive specialist lawyer John Perlstein, is a complex casesince it is not always easy to prove that the premises are at fault for the accident, as businesses cannot be responsible for the safety of everyone all the time.
However, the case could prosper if it is considered that Eataly did not correctly comply with its cleaning and hygiene routine, if there was a security video recording the incident, and if it is shown that physical damage was severedemanding hospitalization and treatment, as appears to be the case.
If the injuries are serious, add a major risk component for insurance companies, who often prefer to reach a Economic agreement with the plaintiffs rather than take the case to court. Companies have a difficult time proving that the customer was at fault. The juries, adds the lawyer, usually side with the victim, who sees her life cut short by a fortuitous incident for which they are not responsible.
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At the moment, Eataly has not ruled on the matter and has refused to make statements to the media that have contacted those responsible.
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