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that a Big Y Foods Inc. employee Prueher said the $80,000 settle-
had accidentally spilled onto the ment was a fair one, considering
supermarket floor about six min- the doctor’s notes on his client’s
utes before. degenerative arthritis.
It appears the liquid was vinegar This “could have been Negotiations were held over five
and water, Prueher said Friday. viewed negatively for us,” months, and the case settled on
There was a video and witnesses said plaintiffs counsel Wednesday, Prueher said.
to the incident, the attorney said. Jason Prueher. Jury selection would have start-
Walston, who lived in Guilford ed in July, he said.
near the supermarket, underwent The supermarket chain’s attor-
right hip surgery in July 2020, two ney, Sean Connors of Milano &
years after the fall. The surgery to Wanat in Branford, didn’t respond
install a new hip was moved up because of the fall at to a request for comment Friday.
the supermarket, the attorney said. In court pleadings, the defense put the blame on
The plaintiff also injured her lower back and left the plaintiff, stating she was “inattentive and failed
knee in the fall, Prueher said. to keep a proper lookout, to be watchful of her sur-
Now, nearly three years after the incident, Prueher roundings and where she was walking.” ■
said his client continues to have physical limitations.
“Her hip is still affecting her,” he said. “It’s still Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
hard for her to walk, and it’s hard for her to play with analysis for the Connecticut Law Tribune. Follow
her grandkids. She also used to love to swim, and it’s him on Twitter @RobertSCTLaw or reach him at
hard to do that now.” 203-437-5950.

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