HOUSTON – A December trial has been slated for a lawsuit alleging a Kroger shopper cut his leg on a Christmas tree display.
Seeking up to $1 million in damages, Ronald Siegel filed suit against Kroger Texas on July 28, 2020 in Harris County District Court.
Court records show the case was removed to federal court and then remanded back to Harris County earlier this year.
On Feb. 28, a docket control order was entered in the case, slating the suit for trial on Dec. 5, 2022, court records show.
According to the petition, on Nov. 22, 2019, Siegel was shopping at a Kroger. As he entered the grocery store, “he lacerated his leg on an errant branch of a Christmas tree displayed in a set.”
“The display was dimly lit,” the petition states. “The danger was not open and obvious to Plaintiff.”
An amended petition states that the plaintiff was forced to walk through unsafe conditions because a security cart owned by Defendant Allied Universal blocked his path.
Roberts Markland in Houston represents the plaintiff.
Case No. 2020-44610