Video, Expert Testimony Keep Nail Salon Slip-and-Fall Case Alive

A nail salon must defend against a slip-and-fall case because surveillance video and expert testimony was sufficient evidence to create a triable issue of fact, an Illinois appeals court held.

The lower court also entered judgment months before the deadline for discovery expired, essentially denying the plaintiff time to complete discovery and amend her complaint, Justice Raymond Mitchell said Tuesday, reversing a circuit court’s dismissal of the case.

An in-salon surveillance camera captured plaintiff Marie Williamson slipping and breaking her leg while exiting an elevated chair with a foot tub at an Evanston, Ill. pedicure and manicure salon. Williamson sued ...