On 20th of February 2024 the District Court in Słupsk issued a judgment entirely favorable to the Law Firm’s client, dismissing the lawsuit involving a claim for payment of 50,000 PLN as compensation for pain and suffering.
The client of the Law Firm is a company that owns a network of large-scale retail stores. The basis of the case was a claim directed at them by an individual who slipped and fell during shopping, resulting in injuries requiring medical treatment and rehabilitation. After the complaint was served, lawyers from the Law Firm’s procedural department analyzed the claims and their legal justification and prepared a response to the lawsuit.
On 20th of February 2024, the first and only hearing took place before the District Court in Słupsk, involving the examination of witnesses and parties, after which the judgment was issued. Proper formulation of the defendant’s legal position by the lawyers of the Law Firm and evidentiary motions allowed for the swift conclusion of the proceedings and thus the limitation of its costs.
Representing the defendant, we emphasized that, as established by established case law and legal doctrine, entities operating large-scale retail stores cannot be held liable for damages occurring on their premises on the basis of risk – which was the most crucial legal issue requiring resolution in the case. Liability for compensation arises here only on the basis of fault – and no negligence in the maintenance, equipment, arrangement, and marking of the store premises was proven against the Law Firm’s client.
As a consequence of the above findings, the lawsuit was dismissed in its entirety.