Carmen Hernandez v. Walmart Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiff commenced this action on January 13, 2020, in the Los Angeles County Superior Court (“LASC”). (See Complaint (Docket No. 4-1)). The Complaint alleged negligence against Defendants on the basis that the dangerous condition of the floor on its premises caused Plaintiff to slip and fall. (Id. at 8). ______________________________________________________________________________
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES—GENERAL
Case No. CV 21-2058 MWF (AGRx) Date: May 28, 2021 Title: Carmen Hernandez v. Walmart Inc., et al.
The Complaint named Sylvia Pope, the manager of the Walmart store where Plaintiff was injured, as a defendant. (Id. at 5). Pope was a resident of California when the incident occurred and still resides in California today. (See Declaration of Alan S. Turlington (“Turlington Dec.”) ¶ 19 (Docket No. 9-1)). On November 30, 2020, Plaintiff served responses to Walmart’s form interrogatories wherein Plaintiff disclosed that she incurred approximately $600,922.65 of known medical damages. (Declaration of Rebecca Herman (“Herman Dec.”), Ex. E at 34-38 (Docket No. 4)). Plaintiff also disclosed that she currently lives in…