Two years after the “slip”? Guess it took him that long to find an attorney. Seriously, this is a common delay. Why? The plaintiff delays until the statute is about to run. Hoping that any potential witnesses have moved on long ago. And, if he made no complaint to the store, perhaps any record regarding the “slip” have been disposed of. I always told my retail clients to keep all reports until 60 days past the statute deadline. That protected against a delay in notification of the suit. Saw lots of these until we installed cameras. We would tell the plaintiff that there was no video record of the incident. That was a true statement. Of course, we felt no obligation to disclose that the cameras were fake.
And an adult should know that things fall to the ground and to watch his step.
Two years after the “slip”? Guess it took him that long to find an attorney. Seriously, this is a common delay. Why? The plaintiff delays until the statute is about to run. Hoping that any potential witnesses have moved on long ago. And, if he made no complaint to the store, perhaps any record regarding the “slip” have been disposed of. I always told my retail clients to keep all reports until 60 days past the statute deadline. That protected against a delay in notification of the suit. Saw lots of these until we installed cameras. We would tell the plaintiff that there was no video record of the incident. That was a true statement. Of course, we felt no obligation to disclose that the cameras were fake.