A jury has awarded a shopper a six-figure damage award in a premises liability case. Lazaro Kaufer, 75, claimed he fell on a clear, liquid substance in a Target store in Broward County in 2010. Kaufer, who was ultimately diagnosed with a medial meniscus tear in his right knee that required surgery, sued Target for negligence. Defense counsel denied negligence, arguing it had no notice of any substance on the floor prior to the fall. The defense added that a customer was carrying a leaking water bottle just before Kaufer slipped. However the jury found Target 80 percent liable, the alleged customer with the water bottle 20 percent, for a net $224,000 award, including a consortium claim, for Kaufer.
Case: Kaufer v. Target Corp.
