Navigation Customer Alleges Negligence Against Convenience Store Chain Wawa Over Slip-and-Fall Incident
A recent court filing has brought to light a serious personal injury case involving a slip and fall incident at a well-known convenience store chain. The complaint, filed by Shamika Henry in the Circuit Court of the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida on November 26, 2024, accuses Wawa, Inc. and Okeechobee Haverhill, LLC of negligence that led to her injuries.
According to the complaint, Shamika Henry alleges that on July 20, 2023, she was lawfully present at the premises located at 4950 Okeechobee Blvd in West Palm Beach when she slipped and fell on a slippery pavement. The lawsuit claims that both Wawa, Inc., a foreign profit corporation authorized to conduct business in Florida, and Okeechobee Haverhill, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, were responsible for maintaining the premises where the incident occurred. Henry asserts that these entities failed in their duty to keep the area safe for invitees like herself. “The slippery pavement…was created by Defendant,” states the complaint against both companies.
Henry’s legal team argues that Wawa and Okeechobee Haverhill had knowledge or should have had knowledge of the dangerous conditions due to reasonable care expectations. The plaintiff lists multiple failures on part of the defendants including inadequate policies for evaluating dangerous conditions, insufficient employee training regarding safety hazards like wet pavements, and lack of warning signs or preventive measures such as cones or skid-resistant materials. These alleged breaches contributed directly to her accident and subsequent injuries.
