Awareness of Wet Floor Doesn't Preclude Suit for Damages

A Texas appellate court ruled that a restaurant worker’s awareness that the floor in front of a cooler was wet did not prevent him from recovering damages for his slip-and-fall injuries. Case: We Deliver Inc. v. Calderon, No. 04-19-00132-CV, 07/22/2020, published. Facts: Edwin Calderon worked for Wok This Way as a cook. While at work, he slipped and fell on a wet floor that was being cleaned. Wok’s employees cleaned the restaurant every night and sometimes started mopping early. Calderon fell at 9:30 p.m., a half hour before closing time. Calderon was wearing special non-slip s...