Norma Gomez Rios has filed a lawsuit against a major retail corporation, alleging negligence that resulted in severe injuries. The complaint was lodged on October 9, 2024, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, naming Wal-Mart Stores Texas, L.L.C. as the defendant.
The case revolves around an incident that occurred on June 24, 2022, when Norma Gomez Rios was shopping at a Wal-Mart Supercenter located at Northwest Freeway in Houston. According to the petition, Rios slipped on a slimy liquid substance originating from a broken toy in the store's toy section. Despite notifying a Wal-Mart employee who documented the incident and took photographs of the area, Rios sustained serious injuries due to the fall. The plaintiff argues that Wal-Mart failed in its duty to maintain safe premises for its customers by not inspecting or warning about dangerous conditions they knew or should have known existed.
Rios accuses Wal-Mart of negligence for not having adequate safety measures to prevent such accidents and claims that this oversight led directly to her injuries. She asserts that Wal-Mart had a responsibility to inspect and maintain their premises safely and to warn customers of any potential hazards. Furthermore, she alleges negligent hiring, training, and supervision practices by Wal-Mart regarding their employees responsible for maintaining store safety standards.
In her petition, Rios seeks unliquidated damages within the jurisdictional limits of the court—specifically between $250,000 and $1 million—for physical pain, mental anguish, medical expenses, lost wages, and loss of earning capacity resulting from her injuries. The plaintiff emphasizes her right to amend this amount before trial based on further developments.
Representing Norma Gomez Rios are attorneys Corey Gomel and John Spalding from Gomel & Associates P.C., with their office located in Houston. The case is filed under Case ID 2024-69995 in Harris County's 164th District Court.