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Reyes Deposition, Vol. I: The 25-Minute Window Before the Fall
In this deposition excerpt, the closing manager Mr. Reyes is questioned about a slip-and-fall on January 9th. He confirms an associate reported a broken jar in aisle six around 8:15, that he did not have it cleaned for an estimated twenty to twenty-five minutes, that no wet-floor sign was posted during that window, and that the store's safety binder required a hazard to be guarded immediately and cleaned within ten minutes. Opposing counsel objected and moved to strike part of an answer, then called a recess to confer with the witness.
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Notable quotes
- “I told her I'd get to it. I want to be honest with you. I got pulled into a return at the register and the cleanup didn't happen right away.”
- “I'd estimate twenty, maybe twenty-five minutes. There was no wet-floor sign out during that window. I'll own that.”
- “The safety binder says a hazard is supposed to be guarded immediately and cleaned within ten minutes.”
- “That night I dropped the ball, and I've thought about it a lot since.”
- “Let's take five. I'd like a word with my client before we go further.”
Q&A
When did the store first learn there was a spill in aisle six?
Around 8:15 that evening, when an associate named Priya came to the front and told Mr. Reyes a jar had broken back there. He responded that he would get to it but was pulled into a register return, so the cleanup did not happen right away.
How much time passed between the report and the plaintiff's fall, and was the area marked?
Mr. Reyes estimated twenty to twenty-five minutes, and testified there was no wet-floor sign out during that window. He added that the area should have been coned off the moment it was reported and that it was not.
Did the store have a written standard for handling a reported spill?
Yes. Mr. Reyes testified the safety binder requires a hazard to be guarded immediately and cleaned within ten minutes, that he had read the binder, and that on the night in question he did not meet that standard.
How did opposing counsel respond during this line of questioning?
Defense counsel objected that part of an answer was non-responsive and moved to strike everything after "broken back there." The objection was noted for the record and the witness allowed to finish. Shortly after, counsel called a five-minute recess to confer with the witness.
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When did the manager first learn about the spill in aisle six?
Around 8:15 that evening. Mr. Reyes testified an associate named Priya came to the front and told him a jar had broken back there, and he answered that he'd get to it but got pulled into a return at the register, so the cleanup didn't happen right away.
Was there a written standard for how fast a reported spill had to be handled?
Yes. He testified the safety binder says a hazard is supposed to be guarded immediately and cleaned within ten minutes, and that he'd read it. By his own estimate the spill went twenty to twenty-five minutes with no wet-floor sign out, which he conceded missed that standard.
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So the festival nearly didn't happen this year–
–it almost didn't. We lost the venue three weeks out.
Three weeks? How do you even start to–
You call everyone you know. The whole town pitched in.
And that's how it ended up in the park.
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