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Banana Slip

A federal court in Louisiana denied a grocery store’s motion to dismiss a personal injury suit brought by a woman who “violently” slipped on what was likely a ripened banana on the store’s floor. Even if children dropped the substance, the question of whether two and a half minutes is sufficient time to put employees on notice must be left to the jury.

ALEXANDRIA, La. – A federal court in Louisiana declined to dismiss a personal injury suit brought by a woman who “violently” slipped on what was likely a ripened banana on the floor of a grocery store. Even if children dropped the substance, the question of whether two and a half minutes is sufficient time to put employees on notice must be left to the jury.

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