The plaintiff was a customer at the Shell station on Rancho California Road. The accident occurred shortly after our client pumped gas at station number 8 in Temecula, California. Once finished pumping gas, they began to walk to the rear of their vehicle when they suddenly tripped on a raised concrete curb, causing them to stumble forward. Our client attempted to regain their balance but fell to the ground and struck their left hand. As a result, the victim fractured their left wrist, which is their dominant hand.
Defendants’ discovery responses indicate that for at least the 6 months prior to our client’s injury, a gas station employee inspected the exterior of the premises on a daily basis. In addition, a regional area manager inspected the exterior of the premises approximately twice a week.
Therefore, during a 7-month period in 2015, at least 185 inspections of the exterior of the premises were performed by an employee. The regional area manager conducted an additional 52 inspections during the same period.
Our client went to the emergency room at Temecula Valley Hospital for evaluation of injuries sustained in the Temecula accident. A doctor examined our client in the emergency department. The client complained of a left wrist deformity, moderate, throbbing, aching pain, as well as swelling in the left wrist. They rated the severity of their pain as 7/10 and the severity of the swelling as 3/10.
