Isaacs

BACKGROUND

Isaacs was in line at an airport security checkpoint when she “slid and fell” after throwing papers into a trash can. She sustained several injuries. Isaacs did not see anything on the floor before or after “she fell that she believed caused her to fall,” did not see anyone else fall in the same area, and did not see anyone “clean anything off the floor after her fall.” When someone who Isaacs believed was associated with the airport asked her about the cause of her fall, Isaacs responded: “I slid. I don’t know. I took a step forward and slid.” Isaacs is unaware of any witness who could testify regarding her fall. Approximately five minutes after the fall, the airport’s operations officer responded to the area where Isaacs fell. Isaacs told him the floor was slippery, but the operations officer found the area to be well lit, dry, and free of debris and hazards. The

2 operations officer noted Isaacs’ clothing did not appear to be wet and that she “was wearing wedge type tennis shoes with worn soles.” The operations officer verified traction between his athletic shoes and the floor and did not slip. No one summoned the airport’s custodian to address or remediate any…