Hassaine

Filed 4/22/

CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION*

COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION ONE

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

LILYAN HASSAINE, D079396

Plaintiff and Appellant,

v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2019-00016440-

CU-PO-CTL)

CLUB DEMONSTRATION SERVICES,

INC.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Richard E.L. Strauss, Judge. Reversed. Law Offices of Nicholas A. Boylan and Nicholas A. Boylan for Plaintiff and Appellant. England Ponticello & St. Clair, Barry W. Ponticello and Sarah M. Reddiconto for Defendant and Respondent.

* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rule 8.1110, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of parts C and D of the Discussion. While shopping at the Carmel Mountain Ranch location of Costco Wholesale Warehouse Corporation (Costco) in San Diego, plaintiff Lilyan Hassaine slipped and fell on a slippery substance that she believed was liquid soap. Claiming serious injuries from the fall, she sued Costco and Club Demonstration Services (CDS), an independent contractor that operated food sample tables within the…