Cole
Cole v. CVS Pharmacy, Inc.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GERALDINE COLE, Case No. 1:19-cv-01384-JLT-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S
MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
v. CVS PHARMACY, INC., (Doc. 11) Defendant. 16 Geraldine Cole initiated this action asserting claims of common law negligence and premises liability seeking recovery for her injuries that resulted from a slip and fall in one of Defendant CVS Pharmacy, Inc.’s store locations. (Doc. 1 at 11.) On April 8, 2021, CVS filed a motion for summary judgment, seeking dismissal of all claims. (Doc. 11.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS CVS’s motion for summary judgment. I. BACKGROUND On June 21, 2019, Cole filed a complaint in California Superior Court, County of Tulare asserting two causes of action: (1) common law negligence and (2) premises liability. (Doc. 1 at 9-11.) CVS removed the case to federal court on October 2, 2019, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(a), 1441(a)-(b), and 1446.…