Sodexo named in slip and fall lawsuit

A woman is suing Sodexo America LLC over a slip and fall incident that occurred at one of its food service facilities.

Pamela Pugh filed suit Dec. 2 in the Cook County Circuit Court, claiming she was at the Sodexo in a hospital near 1969 W. Ogden Ave. in Chicago in December 2012 when she slipped and fell on an accumulation of water or other substance.

Pugh claims Sodexo negligently maintained its walkways and allowing a dangerous condition to exist on its premises.

She is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and is being represented by attorneys at Verdolyak Law Group LLC.

Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L013685.

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