By Michael Maniscalco, Esq., mike@maniscalcoanddiorio.com

It’s a scenario that plays out in countless grocery stores, convenience stores, even restaurants and fast food chains, around the country. A person slips on the floor and a lawsuit springs up seemingly before the plaintiff even hits the ground.

It’s the classic “slip & fall case,” a claim that the store was negligent in allowing a dangerous condition to exist that caused the slip.