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In a gripping legal confrontation, a plaintiff has taken on a major sporting goods retailer over allegations of negligence leading to personal injury. Richard Rockower filed a complaint against Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc., doing business as Going, Going, Gone!, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in Palm Beach County, Florida, on May 8, 2025.
The lawsuit centers around an incident that occurred on June 6, 2024, at the defendant’s store located at 11061 Southern Blvd., Royal Palm Beach. Rockower claims he was visiting the store as a business invitee when he encountered an unreasonably dangerous condition in the shoe section. The complaint alleges that Dick’s Sporting Goods negligently maintained this area by failing to properly store shoes, thereby creating a tripping hazard. “Defendant negligently maintained the shoe section on the property by causing or allowing an unreasonably dangerous condition to exist,” states the complaint.
As per Rockower’s account, this hazardous situation led to him tripping and falling, resulting in significant injuries. He accuses Dick’s Sporting Goods of not only creating this perilous environment but also failing to warn him about it. The complaint asserts that the negligent condition was either known to the defendant or had existed long enough for them to have been aware of it.
