Issues of Fact Defeat Summary Judgment Relative To Fall Allegedly Caused by Floor Mat

In the case of Montanez-Fontanez v. Lehigh Valley Health Network, No. 2023-CV-0880 (C.P. Leh. Co. Dec. 17, 2024 Reichley, J.), the court denied summary judgment in a case involving a Plaintiff who was allegedly injured when the wheel was of a walker she was using caught on a worn floor mat and caused her to fall at the entrance to the Defendants’ building where she was visiting for physical therapy. The court denied the Motion for Summary Judgment based upon the existence of genuine issues of material fact that required resolution by a jury.

The court found that genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether the Defendants had notice of the alleged dangerous condition asserted by the Plaintiff.

The court also found that a genuine issues of material fact existed as to whether the alleged condition of the floor mat amounted to an unreasonable risk of harm for visitors to the facility.

Based upon these issues of fact, the court denied the Motion for Summary Judgment.

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Source: The Legal Intelligencer Common Pleas Case Alert, www.Law.com (May 8, 2025).

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