Linda Masterpole v. Costco Wholesale Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LINDA MASTERPOLE, Case No. 21-cv-06952-SI

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR

v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Re: Dkt. No. 24 Defendant.

12 Before the Court is the motion for summary judgment filed by Defendant Costco Wholesale Corporation (“Costco”). Argument was held on August 25, 2023. The Court has considered the parties’ argument, papers, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, and it hereby DENIES Costco’s motion.1 17 BACKGROUND Plaintiff Linda Masterpole asserts claims against Costco for negligence and premises liability after she fell inside a Costco Warehouse (the “Warehouse”) on February 16, 2019 (the “Accident”). Dkt. No. 25, Declaration of Justin Blaylock (“Blaylock Decl.”), ¶ 3; Dkt. No. 25-1, Blaylock Decl. Ex. B (Compl. at ECF pp. 10–12); Dkt. No. 35-1, Declaration of Kimberly Levy (“Levy Decl.”), ¶ 3, Ex. 2 (Deposition of…