Slip on wet floor at Walmart leads to lawsuit

A woman is suing over claims she was injured on the wet floor of a Walmart.

Norma Marshall filed a premises liability lawsuit July 28 in the Cook County Circuit Court against Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

According to the complaint, Marshall was at the Walmart on South Cicero Avenue in Matteson on July 29, 2012, when she slipped on a substance on the floor and sustained injuries.

She accuses Wal-Mart of being negligent in maintaining the premises and failing to clean up the dangerous condition.

Marshall is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and is being represented in the case by attorneys at Pope & Jaburek in Chicago.

Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 2014L007881.

This is a report on a civil lawsuit filed in the Cook County Circuit Court. The details in this report come from an original complaint filed by a plaintiff. Please note, a complaint represents an accusation by a private individual, not the government. It is not an indication of guilt, and it only represents one side of the story.