Garcia-Garrido v. Outback Steakhouse of Florida, Llc

MOTION for Summary Judgment

D. Neb.June 9, 2017

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -1- MICHAEL P. LOWRY, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 10666 E-mail: Michael.Lowry@wilsonelser.com WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP 300 South Fourth Street, 11th Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101-6014 Telephone: (702) 727-1400 Facsimile: (702) 727-1401 Attorneys for Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA LINDA B. GARCIA-GARRIDO, individually, Plaintiff, vs. OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE OF FLORIDA, LLC, a Foreign Limited-Liability Company; and DOES I through X, inclusive, and ROE CORPORATIONS I through X, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: 2:16-cv-1294 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment Ms. Garcia-Garrido alleges she was injured when she slipped and fell inside an Outback restaurant located in Las Vegas. Construing the available facts in the light most favorable to her, Ms. Garcia-Garrido can demonstrate that she fell. However, these same facts contain no indication that she fell because Outback was negligent. As there is no evidence of negligence, there is also no genuine issue of material fact for trial. DATED this 9th day of June, 2017. WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP /s/ Michael P. Lowry Michael P. Lowry, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 10666 300 S. 4th St., 11th Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Tel: (702) 727-1400/Fax: (702) 727-1401 Attorneys for Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -2- MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES I. Ms. Garcia-Garrido does not why she fell. Ms. Garcia-Garrido’s complaint alleges she was injured on March 26, 2014 when she slipped and fell on an unknown object on the floor of Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC (“Outback”) store 3212 located in Las Vegas.1 Outback served interrogatories upon her and interrogatory 3 asked her to state how the fall happened.2 Her response, verified on June 28, 2016, stated “[w]hen Plaintiff got up from the table to leave, she took a few steps toward the exit, and slipped on an unknown substance that was on the floor….”3 Her response to interrogatory 4 confirmed she “did not observe the substance on the floor prior to her slip and fall.”4 On October 4, 2016 at 5:17 p.m. Ms. Garcia-Garrido supplemented her response to interrogatory 3. She now stated when she “got up from the table to leave, she took a few steps toward the exit, and believes she slipped on a tomato-like substance that was on the floor….”5 Her response to interrogatory 4 was unchanged. Ms. Garcia-Garrido was deposed on October 5, 2016. During the deposition, she drew a diagram indicating where she had been seated and where she fell in the front-of-house dining area.6 Ms. Garcia-Garrido testified that she was on a date with a man named Jacques Ryland.7 She and Mr. Ryland had dinner, he paid for the meal, then they got up to leave the restaurant.8 Ms. Garcia- Garrido took about two or three steps when she slipped and fell.9 It “felt as though I stepped on something. I think it was probably a tomato or a piece of tomato.”10 When questioned further about 1 ECF No. 001-2 at ¶ 6. 2 ECF No. 040-1. Ms. Garcia-Garrido’s response to interrogatory 3 was preceded by 8 general objections and then 5 more objections in her response claiming, without explanation, interrogatory 3 “is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome.” These boilerplate objections are ineffective and void. Queensridge Towers, LLC v. Allianz Global Risks US Ins. Co., 2:13-cv-00197, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14167, 2014 WL 496952 (D. Nev. Feb. 4, 2014). 3 Id. at 5. 4 Id. at 5-6. 5 ECF No. 040-2 at 5. 6 ECF No. 040-3. 7 ECF No. 040-4 at 10:12-15. 8 Id. at 14:1-12. 9 Id. at 14:6-12. 10 Id. at 15:16-16:11. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -3- why she thought it was a tomato that caused her fall, Ms. Garcia-Garrido conceded this was speculation. Q: Did you ever look at the floor to see what may have caused you to fall? A: No, but I’m sure it was a piece of tomato because I felt - you know, tomato is kind of moist and has like a little - the skin is very slippery and just made me slide very quickly. I’m not sure. That’s really what I think. Q: It would be fair to say you think you slipped on a tomato, but you didn’t see it? A: No, I did not see it.11 Ms. Garcia-Garrido testified she does not know how long the object remained on the floor before she fell on it, and that she does not know how the object came to be on the floor.12 She agreed that the object could have been on the floor for thirty seconds, or it could have been on the floor for an hour before she slipped on it. 13 She testified that she had visited this Outback location before, and had not seen anything on the floor before.14 a. Mr. Ryland does not know what caused the fall. Jacques Ryland was deposed and also testified he was on a date with Ms. Garcia-Garrido when she slipped and fell.15 After they finished dinner, Ms. Garcia-Garrido started to walk towards the exit, and took about three steps when “[s]he slipped, and she went down to one knee.”16 Mr. Ryland did not see anything on the floor before she slipped and fell.17 He testified that he had been paying attention to his dinner, not to the floor, and that he “did not see anybody spill or hear anything [fall] on the floor.”18 Although a patron at a nearby table asked if Ms. Garcia-Garrido was alright after she fell, no one said anything about how the object on the floor came to be there.19 b. Outback does not know what caused the fall. Outback itself has limited information about Ms. Garcia-Garrido’s fall. It produced the only witness statement it possesses.20 The statement notes Ms. Garcia-Garrido fell, but is silent as to what 11 Id. at 19:4-13. 12 Id. at 20:6-21:4. 13 Id. at 20:25-21:4. 14 Id. at 21:5-22:14. 15 ECF No. 040-5 at 8:15-18. 16 Id. at 8:21-9:4. 17Id. at 9:6-8. 18 Id. at 9:9-15. 19 Id. at 10:4-11. 20 ECF No. 040-6. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 3 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -4- may have caused it. Both parties attempted to locate this witness for deposition, but were unsuccessful. II. The evidence gathered does not indicate Ms. Garcia-Garrido fell due to a negligent act by Outback as opposed to any other reason. This court has jurisdiction via diversity, so Nevada substantive law applies. “The owner or occupant of property is not an insurer of the safety of an invitee thereon, and in the absence of negligence, there is no liability.”21 “The mere fact that there was an accident or other event and someone was injured is not of itself sufficient to predicate liability. Negligence is never presumed but must be established by substantial evidence.”22 “The owner or occupant of property is not an insurer of the safety of a person on the premises, and in the absence of negligence, no liability lies.”23 When a foreign substance on the floor causes a patron to slip and fall, liability will lie only where 1) the business owner or one of its agents caused the substance to be on the floor; 2) if the foreign substance is the result of the actions of persons other than the business or its employees, liability will lie only if the business had actual notice of the condition and failed to remedy it; or 3) the business had constructive notice of the condition and failed to remedy it.24 Stated again, the evidence taken in the light most favorable to Ms. Garcia-Garrido indicates she fell. However, the fundamental problem for Ms. Garcia-Garrido is the lack of evidence about why she fell. This evidence is necessary to indicate that Ms. Garcia-Garrido fell due to some negligent act by Outback as opposed to some other reason not attributable to Outback. Ms. Garcia- Garrido’s own testimony about why was speculative because she did not actually see anything on the floor. The testimony from Mr. Ryland also does not state he saw anything on the floor. Outback itself has no indication as to why she fell. The available evidence does not indicate what hazard, if one existed at all, caused Ms. Garcia- Garrido to fall. Without this evidence, Ms. Garcia-Garrido cannot demonstrate that Outback itself 21 Gunlock v. New Frontier Hotel Corp., 78 Nev. 182, 185, 370 P.2d 682, 684 (1962). 22 Id. 23 Sprague v. Lucky Stores, Inc., 109 Nev. 247, 250, 849 P.2d 320, 322 (1993). 24 Id. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 4 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -5- caused the hazard to exist, which is the first alternative method of proving a breach. The second alternative is to demonstrate Outback has actual knowledge of the hazard. Again, the available evidence does not indicate what the hazard was, let alone that Outback had knowledge of its presence. Ms. Garcia-Garrido cannot satisfy this alternative method either. The final alternative for Ms. Garcia-Garrido is to provide evidence that Outback had constructive knowledge of whatever it was that caused her fall because of prior, similar events. To prove constructive notice under Sprague, a plaintiff must show the existence of a virtually continuous hazardous condition.25 The evidence in Sprague demonstrated that spills occurred 30 or 40 times a day inside the store, and the floor had to be swept several times an hour to clear these spills.26 Thus, the spills were so frequent that they constituted an ongoing, continuous hazard.27 Again, the evidentiary problem for Ms. Garcia-Garrido is that no evidence has been gathered that indicates why she fell. Without this evidence, it is impossible to evaluate whether whatever caused Ms. Garcia-Garrido’s fall occurred so frequently at Outback 3212 so as to be a virtually continuous hazardous condition. III. Summary judgment is warranted because there is no genuine issue of material fact for trial. When construed in Ms. Garcia-Garrido’s favor, the evidence indicates she fell, but not why. Falls can happen due to non-negligent reasons, or no reason at all. As the plaintiff, Ms. Garcia- Garrido’s burden is to offer evidence that she fell due to a negligent act by Outback. However, the available evidence contains no inference of negligence. Consequently there is no genuine issue of material fact remaining for trial and summary judgment is merited. /// /// /// /// /// 25 Id. at 251, 849 P.2d at 323. 26 Id. at 249, 849 P.2d at 322. 27 Id. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 5 of 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -6- DATED this 9th day of June, 2017. WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP /s/ Michael P. Lowry Michael P. Lowry, Esq. Nevada Bar No. 10666 300 S. 4th St., 11th Floor Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 Tel: (702) 727-1400/Fax: (702) 727-1401 Attorneys for Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to FRCP 5(b), I certify that I am an employee of WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP, and that on June 9, 2017, I served Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment as follows: by placing same to be deposited for mailing in the United States Mail, in a sealed envelope upon which first class postage was prepaid in Las Vegas, Nevada; via electronic means by operation of the Court’s electronic filing system, upon each party in this case who is registered as an electronic case filing user with the Clerk; Eric R. Blank, Esq. Scott E. Philippus, Esq. 7860 W. Sahara Avenue, Ste. 110 Las Vegas, NV 89110 Attorneys for Plaintiff BY /s/ Michael P. Lowry An Employee of WILSON ELSER MOSKOWITZ EDELMAN & DICKER LLP Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40 Filed 06/09/17 Page 6 of 6 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2:16-cv-1294 Exhibit 1 Plaintiff’s Responses to Interrogatories 3 and 4. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 9 Page 1 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ERIC R. BLANK, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 006910 SCOTT E. PHILIPPUS, ESQ. Nevada Bar No. 013223 WILLIAM B. PALMER, II, ESQ., OF COUNSEL Nevada Bar No. 001803 LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C. 7860 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89117 Telephone: (702) 222-2115 Facsimile: (702) 227-0615 E-mail: contact@ericblanklaw.com Attorney for Plaintiff UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEVADA LINDA B. GARCIA-GARRIDO, individually, Plaintiff, v. OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE OF FLORIDA, LLC, a Foreign Limited-Liability Company; and DOES I through X, inclusive, and ROE CORPORATIONS I through X, inclusive, Defendants. Case No.: 2:16-cv-1294 -JAD-CWH [District Court Case No.:A-16-733763-C] PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO DEFENDANTS’ INTERROGATORIES TO: ALL INTERESTED PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD. Pursuant to FRCP 33, Plaintiff LINDA B. GARCIA-GARRIDO, by and through her attorney of record, ERIC R. BLANK, ESQ., of the law OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C., hereby submits the following Answers to Defendants’ Interrogatories. DEFINITIONS The following definitions apply to Plaintiff’s objections: A. “Nondiscoverable/Irrelevant” - The request in question concerns a matter that is not relevant to the subject matter of this litigation and is not reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 9 Page 2 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 B. “Unduly burdensome” - The request in question seeks discovery which is unduly burdensome or expensive, taking into account the needs of the case, limitations on the parties’ resources, and the importance of the issues at stake in the litigation. C. “Vague” - The request in question contains a word or phrase which is not adequately defined, or the overall request is confusing or ambiguous, and Plaintiff is unable to reasonably ascertain what information or documents defendant seeks in the request. D. “Overly broad” - The request seeks information or documents beyond the scope of, or beyond the time period relevant to, the subject matter of this litigation and, accordingly, seeks information or documents which are nondiscoverable/irrelevant and is unduly burdensome. GENERAL OBJECTIONS 1. Plaintiff objects to Defendant’s interrogatories to the extent that they seek any information that is protected by any absolute or qualified privilege or exemption, including, but not limited to, the attorney-client privilege, the attorney work-product exemption, and the consulting- expert exemption. 2. Plaintiff objects to Defendant’s interrogatories on the grounds that they are excessively burdensome and that much of the information requested may be obtained by Defendant from other sources more conveniently, less expensively, and with less burden. 3. Answers will be made on the basis of information and writings available to and located by Plaintiff upon reasonable investigation of her records and inquiry of any present officers and employees. There may be other and further information respecting the interrogatories propounded by Defendant of which Plaintiff, despite reasonable investigation and inquiry, is presently unaware. Plaintiff reserves the right to modify or enlarge any answer with such pertinent additional information as she may subsequently discover. 4. No incidental or implied admissions will be made by the answers. The fact that Plaintiff may respond or object to any interrogatory, or part thereof, shall not be deemed an admission that Plaintiff accepts or admits the existence of any fact set forth or assumed by such interrogatory, or that such answer constitutes admissible evidence. The fact that Plaintiff responds to part of any interrogatory is not to be deemed a waiver by Plaintiff of her objections, including privilege, to other parts of such interrogatory. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 3 of 9 Page 3 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 5. Plaintiff objects to any interrogatory to the extent that it would impose upon Plaintiff greater duties that are set forth under the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff will supplement her answers to certain interrogatories as required by Rule 26.1 of the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure. 6. Each answer will be subject to all objections as to competence, relevance, materiality, propriety, and admissibility, and to any and all other objections on any ground which would require the exclusion from evidence of any statement herein if any such statements were made by a witness present and testifying at trial, all of which objections and grounds are expressly reserved and may be interposed at such hearings. 7. Subject to her objections and to the extent that they are within Plaintiff’s possession, custody, or control, Plaintiff will make documents available for inspection and copying during normal business hours by someone acting on her behalf at the LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C., or another place that is mutually agreeable to counsel for all parties. Please notify the LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C., of the time and date you intend to inspect and/or copy those documents. 8. Plaintiff adopts by reference the above objections and incorporates each objection as if it was fully set forth in each of her answers. INTERROGATORIES INTERROGATORY NO. 1: State your full name, date of birth, address and the name, address, and occupation of each individual who assisted in the answering of these interrogatories. RESPONSE NO. 1: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome and is not designed to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: Linda Britania Garcia-Garrido; DOB: 12/18/1961; ADDRESS: 3625 South Decatur, Apt. 1092, Las Vegas, NV 89103; Freda Caouette, Paralegal for the Law Offices of Eric R. Blank, P.C., 7860 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89117. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. INTERROGATORY NO. 2: If you have been employed at any time from March 26, 2009 through the present, state Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 4 of 9 Page 4 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 with regard to each employer: a) name and address; b) the dates of which you were employed; c) your job title and the nature of the duties you performed; d) the reason you left or changed your employment; and e) the salary, wage or commission you received. RESPONSE NO. 2: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: At this time, Plaintiff is not claiming lost wages or lost earnings capacity. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. INTERROGATORY NO. 3: Please describe in your own words in full detail how the incident occurred, including where the incident occurred. Please state in your answer all events leading up to the accident in their sequential order. RESPONSE NO. 3: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: On or about March 26, 2014, Plaintiff, LINDA B. GARCIA-GARRIDO, was a patron dining at the OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE, 1950 N. Rainbow Blvd., Las Vegas, NV 89108. When Plaintiff got up from the table to leave, she took a few steps toward the exit, and slipped on an unknown substance that was on the floor, causing injuries and damages to her person. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. INTERROGATORY NO. 4: Before you fell, did you observe the substance that you allege caused you to fall? If so, please state: a) how long it was before falling that you first observed the substance; b) what it was that you observed about this substance; and c) what you did in reaction to seeing this substance. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 5 of 9 Page 5 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESPONSE NO. 4: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: Plaintiff did not observe the substance on the floor prior to her slip and fall. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. INTERROGATORY NO. 5: If you claim to presently suffer from any effects of the accident, describe the symptoms, complaints or disabilities that you claim are a result of the accident. RESPONSE NO. 5: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: As a result of the subject slip and fall, Plaintiff fell in a split position. Plaintiff tried to grab the table to catch her fall and her left thumb bent backwards and broke. Plaintiff also injured her wrist and shoulder. In addition, Plaintiff’s left leg extended forward and she fell on her right knee. Plaintiff underwent a left shoulder arthroscopy, rotator cuff repair, subacromial decompression and trigger finger release. Plaintiff has a torn meniscus in her right knee and continues to have right knee pain. Due to continued pain in her right knee, Plaintiff has received corticosteroid injections. Plaintiff was scheduled to have surgery but her blood sugar levels were too high at the time. In addition, Plaintiff continues to suffer from mental anguish, depression and anxiety. Plaintiff cannot raise her right arm all the way up into the air. Plaintiff has limited lifting capability and cannot lift five (5) pounds. Plaintiff’s continues to have pain in her right knee and now has pain in her left knee. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. INTERROGATORY NO. 6: Describe your physical and medical condition at present as compared with your condition immediately preceding the accident. RESPONSE NO. 6: Objection, this interrogatory is overly broad, compound, vague, ambiguous and unduly burdensome. Subject to, and without waiving these objections, Plaintiff responds as follows: Plaintiff Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 6 of 9 Page 15 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 has not applied for, or obtained, any Social Security, Medicare or other Insurance related benefits as a result of the subject slip and fall. Discovery is ongoing and Plaintiff reserves the right to supplement this response. DATED this 29th day of July, 2016. By: /s/ Eric R. Blank ERIC R. BLANK, ESQ. LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C. 7860 W. Sahara Avenue, Suite 110 Las Vegas, NV 89117 Attorney for Plaintiff Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 7 of 9 Page 16 of 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to FRCP 5, I hereby certify that I am an employee of the LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK, P.C., and that on the 29th day of July, 2016, I caused the foregoing PLAINTIFF’S RESPONSES TO DEFENDANTS’ INTERROGATORIES to be served as follows: by placing same to be deposited for mailing to the address listed below, in the United States Mail, in a sealed envelope upon which first class postage was prepaid in Las Vegas, Nevada; and/or to be sent via facsimile to the address listed below; and/or to be hand-delivered to the attorneys at the address listed below: Phil Guudhart, Esq. Thorndal Armstrong Delk Balkenbush & Eisinger 1100 E. Bridger Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89125 Telephone: (702) 366-0622 Facsimile: (702) 366-0327 Attorney for Defendants /s/ Freda Caouette An Employee of the Law Office of Eric R. Blank, P.C. Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 8 of 9 Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-1 Filed 06/09/17 Page 9 of 9 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2:16-cv-1294 Exhibit 2 Plaintiff’s Supplemental Responses to Interrogatories 3 and 4. 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Ñ Ë ÌÞ ßÝ Õ Í ÌÛ ßÕØ Ñ Ë Í Û Ñ ½¬±¾»® ðë ôî ðï ê èððòîïïòÜÛÐÑ øííéê÷ Û-¯«·®»Í±´«¬·±²-ò½±³ ë ê Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-3 Filed 06/09/17 Page 13 of 13 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2:16-cv-1294 Exhibit 4 Diagram from Plaintiff’s Deposition Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-4 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 2 -Th Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-4 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 2 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2:16-cv-1294 Exhibit 5 Jacques Ryland’s Deposition Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 6 Page 1 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · ·DISTRICT COURT ·2· · · · · · · · · · · CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA ·3 ·4 ·5· ·LINDA B. GARCIA-GARRIDO, · · ·individually, ·6 · · · · · · · ·Plaintiff, ·7 · · · · · vs.· · · · · · · · · · · · ·CASE NO. 2:16-cv-1294 ·8 · · ·OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE OF ·9· ·FLORIDA, LLC, a Foreign · · ·Limited-Liability Company; 10· ·and DOES I through X, · · ·inclusive, and ROE 11· ·CORPORATIONS I through · · ·X, inclusive, 12 · · · · · · · ·Defendants. 13· ·~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14 15· · · · · · · · · · · · · DEPOSITION OF 16· · · · · · · · · · · · ·JACQUES RYLAND 17 18· · · · · · · · · · · · November 10, 2016 19· · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1:50 p.m. 20 21· · · · · · · ·300 South Fourth Street, 11th Floor 22· · · · · · · · · · · · Las Vegas, Nevada 23 24· · · · · · · · · ·Robin A. Ravize, CCR No. 753 25 Page 2 ·1· · · · · · · · · · ·APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL ·2 · · ·On Behalf of the Plaintiff: ·3 · · · · · LAW OFFICES OF ERIC R. BLANK ·4· · · · SCOTT E. PHILIPPUS, ESQ. · · · · · 7860 West Sahara Avenue, Suite 110 ·5· · · · Las Vegas, Nevada· 89117 · · · · · 702.222.2115 ·6· · · · 702.227.0615 Fax · · · · · E-mail:· contact@ericblank.com ·7 ·8· ·On Behalf of the Defendants: ·9· · · · WILSON, ELSER, MOSKOWITZ, EDELMAN & DICKER, LLP · · · · · MICHAEL P. LOWRY, ESQ. 10· · · · 300 South Fourth Street, 11th Floor · · · · · Las Vegas, Nevada· 89101 11· · · · 702.727.1400 · · · · · 702.382.1413 Fax 12· · · · E-mail:· michael.lowry@wilsonelser.com 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 3 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · INDEX OF EXAMINATION ·2· ·WITNESS:· Jacques Ryland ·3· ·EXAMINATION· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·PAGE ·4· ·By Mr. Lowry· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·5, 15 · · ·By Mr. Philippus· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 12 ·5 ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 4 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · INDEX TO EXHIBITS ·2· ·Exhibit· · · · · · · · ·Description· · · · · · ·Page ·3· · · A· · · · ·Affidavit of Service of Subpoena· · · 5 ·4 · · · · · · · · · (Original Exhibit A has been ·5· · · · · · · · ·attached to the original · · · · · · · · · ·transcript.) ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 6 Page 5 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · · LAS VEGAS, NEVADA ·2· · · · · · · THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2016; 1:50 P.M. ·3· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -o0o- ·4· · · · · · (Exhibit A was marked for identification, ·5· · · · · · · · · and is attached hereto.) ·6 ·7· · · · · · · · · · · · ·JACQUES RYLAND, ·8· · · · · · · · · having been first duly sworn, ·9· · · · · · · was examined and testified as follows: 10 11· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION 12· ·BY MR. LOWRY: 13· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Good afternoon, Mr. Ryland. 14· · · · · ·A.· · ·Good afternoon. 15· · · · · ·Q.· · ·My name is Michael Lowry.· I represent 16· ·Outback Steakhouse, and this gentleman next to us, he 17· ·represents Ms. Garcia-Garrido. 18· · · · · ·A.· · ·Got it.· Garcia. 19· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Have you ever been through a deposition like 20· ·we are doing here? 21· · · · · ·A.· · ·Once. 22· · · · · ·Q.· · ·How long ago was that? 23· · · · · ·A.· · ·About eight years ago. 24· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Okay. 25· · · · · · · · · I'll briefly go over just how this works to Page 6 ·1· ·refresh your memory, and then we will get going. ·2· · · · · ·A.· · ·Very good. ·3· · · · · ·Q.· · ·The oath that you just took is the same oath ·4· ·as though we were sitting in a court before a judge and ·5· ·jury. ·6· · · · · ·A.· · ·Very well. ·7· · · · · ·Q.· · ·You have the same obligation to tell the ·8· ·truth.· Do you understand? ·9· · · · · ·A.· · ·Understandable. 10· · · · · ·Q.· · ·The court reporter is going to write down 11· ·everything that's said in the room, so that means that you 12· ·and I can't talk at the same time. 13· · · · · ·A.· · ·Very good. 14· · · · · ·Q.· · ·I'll ask a question.· Just let me finish it. 15· ·I'll let you finish your answer, and the goal is to get you 16· ·out of here on time. 17· · · · · ·A.· · ·Very good.· Thank you. 18· · · · · ·Q.· · ·We are here today about a fall that happened 19· ·on March 26th, 2014 at an Outback Steakhouse on Lake Mead 20· ·and Rainbow. 21· · · · · ·A.· · ·Correct. 22· · · · · ·Q.· · ·All right.· You were there? 23· · · · · ·A.· · ·I was there, yes. 24· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Can you tell me what happened. 25· · · · · ·A.· · ·I was having dinner with Ms. Garcia.· And as Page 7 ·1· ·we were exiting the table, the third table on the right, we ·2· ·were leaving.· I walked out first.· There was a small, like ·3· ·a little bit of a stairway. ·4· · · · · · · · · I went out there.· And as a gentleman, I ·5· ·reached out my hand to her to just guide her down and walk ·6· ·her out. ·7· · · · · · · · · She grabbed her purse.· She walked down the ·8· ·stair.· We made a left to exit toward the front door.· Took ·9· ·about three steps, and she slipped.· She went down to one 10· ·knee. 11· · · · · · · · · There was a couple that was at the table 12· ·right next to us.· I believe it would have been the second 13· ·table from the end toward the front door.· And the gentleman 14· ·said -- it was a family.· And the gentleman said, "Are you 15· ·okay" to her.· And I helped her up. 16· · · · · · · · · And she said, "I'm okay, you know, I think. 17· ·Yeah.· Okay." 18· · · · · · · · · We made it -- we took a few more steps 19· ·towards the front door.· The manager, I believe it might 20· ·have been you, all right, said, "Is everything okay?" 21· · · · · · · · · And I asked her -- I said, "Are you okay?" 22· ·And the manager said, "Why don't you have a seat here. 23· ·Would you like to file an incident report," or something of 24· ·that nature. 25· · · · · · · · · So I just, you know, acquiesced to her. I Page 8 ·1· ·said, "Do you want to?"· And she wasn't sure how bad her ·2· ·injury was.· I don't know if she recognized it at that ·3· ·moment. ·4· · · · · · · · · And the manager said, "Well, look, let's, at ·5· ·least, you know, document this incident." ·6· · · · · · · · · We did, and that was it. ·7· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Okay. ·8· · · · · · · · · So my job is to ask a bunch more questions. ·9· ·And the reason is, I need to understand, you know, what 10· ·happened in your head because you were there.· I don't know 11· ·because I wasn't. 12· · · · · ·A.· · ·Okay. 13· · · · · ·Q.· · ·So I'll ask a few more details. 14· · · · · ·A.· · ·All right. 15· · · · · ·Q.· · ·You were sitting at the table having dinner 16· ·with Ms. Garcia, right? 17· · · · · ·A.· · ·Correct. 18· · · · · ·Q.· · ·And at the end of dinner, you both get up to 19· ·leave.· It sounded like you got up first? 20· · · · · ·A.· · ·Yes. 21· · · · · ·Q.· · ·As you and she begin to walk towards the 22· ·exit, is she in front of you? 23· · · · · ·A.· · ·I got down first.· She gathered her 24· ·belongings, her purse or whatever it was.· I held my hand 25· ·out, and I think there's like a little step right outside Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 3 of 6 Page 9 ·1· ·the table, okay. ·2· · · · · · · · · I kind of guided her out there.· We took ·3· ·about three steps.· She slipped, and she went down to one ·4· ·knee. ·5· · · · · ·Q.· · ·All right. ·6· · · · · · · · · Before she slipped, did you see anything on ·7· ·the floor that caused you any concern? ·8· · · · · ·A.· · ·No. ·9· · · · · ·Q.· · ·While you were eating dinner or getting ready 10· ·to leave, did you hear or see anybody spill anything on the 11· ·floor? 12· · · · · ·A.· · ·I wasn't paying attention -- no.· I was not 13· ·paying attention to what was going on on the floor. 14· · · · · · · · · No.· I did not see anybody spill or hear 15· ·anything on the floor. 16· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Your attention was on your date? 17· · · · · ·A.· · ·And my food, my lobster tails. 18· · · · · ·Q.· · ·How was the lobster tail?· I have not had it. 19· · · · · ·A.· · ·It was pretty good.· Double lobster tail. 20· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Do you remember if she fell on the left or 21· ·the right knee? 22· · · · · ·A.· · ·Let me see.· I can't be positive.· I believe 23· ·it was her right knee.· She was wearing, like, flats, you 24· ·know, flat shoes.· I do remember that the floor, it was like 25· ·a wooden floor.· It was a wooden floor or Pergo-type thing. Page 10 ·1· ·And she was wearing, like, flats. ·2· · · · · · · · · I believe it was her right knee.· But I can't ·3· ·be positive about that. ·4· · · · · ·Q.· · ·After she fell, the people at the table asked ·5· ·if they could help her? ·6· · · · · ·A.· · ·The table next to us, as we were exiting, the ·7· ·one, yeah.· And the guy goes, "Are you okay?" ·8· · · · · · · · · All right.· Go ahead. ·9· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Did they ever tell you anything about how 10· ·whatever it was that caused the fall got on the floor? 11· · · · · ·A.· · ·No, no.· Nobody said anything about that. 12· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Other than talking with the manager once you 13· ·all reached the front of the store, did you have any other 14· ·conversations with other employees about what happened? 15· · · · · ·A.· · ·The hostess may have said, "May I get the 16· ·door for you?" 17· · · · · · · · · That would have been the only other 18· ·conversation that was transpiring. 19· · · · · ·Q.· · ·What happened after you left the 20· ·restaurant? 21· · · · · ·A.· · ·What happened after we left the restaurant? 22· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Well, let me ask a different question then. 23· · · · · · · · · Did you fill out any reports? 24· · · · · ·A.· · ·I didn't fill out anything. 25· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Did you see anyone fill out anything while Page 11 ·1· ·you were there? ·2· · · · · ·A.· · ·The manager sat us.· We got right next to the ·3· ·hostess stand.· He wrote something down.· But I didn't fill ·4· ·out or write or sign anything. ·5· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Okay. ·6· · · · · ·A.· · ·Nor do I believe she did.· She may have ·7· ·signed something.· I don't know.· But I don't know. ·8· · · · · · · · · No.· I don't believe anybody signed or wrote ·9· ·down anything. 10· · · · · ·Q.· · ·When it came time to leave, did Ms. Garcia 11· ·leave in an ambulance, or what happened next? 12· · · · · ·A.· · ·We left. 13· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Did you go anywhere with her is my 14· ·question? 15· · · · · ·A.· · ·I took her directly home.· She lives a few 16· ·blocks away, and I took her directly home. 17· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Have you seen her since? 18· · · · · ·A.· · ·I've seen her since.· Yes. 19· · · · · ·Q.· · ·You were on a date with her at the time.· Do 20· ·you have any type of relationship with her now, other than 21· ·acquaintances, I suppose? 22· · · · · ·A.· · ·The only time I've seen her, it's got to be 23· ·about a year ago I'm sure.· I've seen her probably three 24· ·times since then. 25· · · · · · · · · And the last time I seen her was probably a Page 12 ·1· ·month ago.· And she has, I guess, a granddaughter.· And she ·2· ·and her granddaughter stopped by my residence.· And I said ·3· ·to the granddaughter, with whom she was with, she knows my ·4· ·dog Jimmy. ·5· · · · · · · · · And I said, "By the way, I go to this park ·6· ·right across the street from my house, and I meet some other ·7· ·dog people.· Why don't you bring your granddaughter," and I ·8· ·guess she has adopted or whatever, but another teenage girl ·9· ·and stuff. 10· · · · · · · · · I said, "We meet at the park.· And if you'd 11· ·like, why don't you come around to this park and look for 12· ·Pokemons," because that's what they do. 13· · · · · · · · · She met me at that park later on that 14· ·evening.· This is approximately a month ago, and brought 15· ·these two teenage girls over there, and they looked for 16· ·Pokemons, and she left.· And that was the last time I spoke 17· ·to her. 18· · · · · ·MR. LOWRY:· Mr. Ryland, I believe those are all of 19· ·my questions. 20· · · · · · · · · Mr. Philippus? 21· · · · · ·MR. PHILIPPUS:· Just a couple. 22 23· · · · · · · · · · · · · ·EXAMINATION 24· ·BY MR. PHILIPPUS: 25· · · · · ·Q.· · ·After Linda fell, did you help her get back Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 4 of 6 Page 13 ·1· ·up? ·2· · · · · ·A.· · ·Yes. ·3· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Did anyone else help you help her get back ·4· ·up? ·5· · · · · ·A.· · ·A waitress was walking by, you know, with, ·6· ·like, a tray.· I believe she was serving the table where the ·7· ·gentleman was that said, "Are you okay" or whatever, all ·8· ·right. ·9· · · · · · · · · She went by, and I believe she offered to 10· ·help.· She was carrying a food service tray.· And she said, 11· ·like, you know -- I think she volunteered. 12· · · · · · · · · I asked, Ms. Garcia, I mean, she got up. 13· ·Yeah.· I did definitely help her up, I mean, without a 14· ·doubt.· Because she was still -- I don't think she 15· ·recognized the severity of whatever it was that, you know, 16· ·she endured. 17· · · · · · · · · So the waitress came by, and I'm asking 18· ·Ms. Garcia, you know, "Are you okay?"· Then she got up, and 19· ·she determined, you know, how well she could walk or move, 20· ·you know. 21· · · · · · · · · And she went, you know, and she hesitated. 22· ·And I'm just, like, "Well, okay.· All right."· And then just 23· ·as we made it, you know, several steps -- it's not that 24· ·far -- the manager came by, and obviously, had witnessed 25· ·whatever.· I don't know if he witnessed the actual fall, but Page 14 ·1· ·he knew something happened, all right. ·2· · · · · · · · · And we made it to the left, and that's when ·3· ·he took the statement. ·4· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Okay. ·5· · · · · · · · · You mentioned earlier you didn't see anything ·6· ·on the floor when you guys were walking out.· Were you ·7· ·looking at the floor? ·8· · · · · ·A.· · ·Was I looking at the floor?· Well, ·9· ·obviously, because we were sitting on the same side of 10· ·the bench, on the same side of the table next to each 11· ·other. 12· · · · · · · · · I was on the outside.· She was on the inside, 13· ·okay.· So yeah.· Obviously, I looked at the floor to see 14· ·what sort of, you know ... 15· · · · · · · · · I think there was a little step.· I'm not 16· ·sure, all right.· But, of course, I looked at the floor to 17· ·see wherever I go anywhere. 18· · · · · · · · · Did I witness or notice anything on the 19· ·floor?· To the best of my recollection, again, I 20· ·remember it was a wood-colored, like, a Pergo floor, 21· ·slightly shiny.· I can't say that it would have appeared 22· ·wet or anything. 23· · · · · · · · · So I went down there.· I turned around, and I 24· ·helped her down the stairs. 25· · · · · ·Q.· · ·But you weren't, like, staring at the floor Page 15 ·1· ·and watching very carefully, were you? ·2· · · · · ·A.· · ·No.· I was not staring at the floor, no. I ·3· ·was not staring at the floor. ·4· · · · · ·Q.· · ·You said it was a Pergo woodish floor.· What ·5· ·color was it? ·6· · · · · ·A.· · ·Brownish, almost like ... ·7· · · · · · · · · Again, I go to the Outbacks a lot.· So a ·8· ·standard floor. ·9· · · · · ·Q.· · ·So a dark brownish wood floor; is that 10· ·right? 11· · · · · ·A.· · ·I wouldn't say dark.· Just under dark. 12· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Like a reddish-brown? 13· · · · · ·A.· · ·Not the reddish -- well, almost maybe.· All 14· ·right.· It might have had a reddish tint. 15· · · · · ·MR. PHILIPPUS:· That's it. 16· · · · · ·MR. LOWRY:· Fun question. 17 18· · · · · · · · · · · ·FURTHER EXAMINATION 19· ·BY MR. LOWRY: 20· · · · · ·Q.· · ·Was Jimmy with you on the date? 21· · · · · ·A.· · ·No, he was not. 22· · · · · ·Q.· · ·That's it. 23· · · · · ·A.· · ·That's a good question. 24· · · · · · · · · No, he was not. 25· · · · · ·MR. LOWRY:· Thank you for your time, Mr. Ryland. I Page 16 ·1· ·appreciate it. ·2· · · · · · (REVIEW AND SIGNATURE WAIVED BY DEPONENT.) ·3· · · · · · · (PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNED AT 2:05 P.M.) ·4· · · · · · · · · · · · · · *· *· * * ·5 ·6 ·7 ·8 ·9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 5 of 6 Page 17 ·1· · · · · · · · · · · REPORTER'S CERTIFICATE ·2· ·STATE OF NEVADA· ) · · · · · · · · · · · ) ss. ·3· ·COUNTY OF CLARK· ) ·4· · · · · · ·I, Robin A. Ravize, a Certified Shorthand Reporter ·5· ·in Clark County, State of Nevada, do hereby certify: ·6· · · · · · ·That I reported the taking of the deposition of ·7· ·Jacques Ryland on November 10, 2016, commencing at the hour ·8· ·of 1:50 p.m.; ·9· · · · · · ·That prior to being examined, the witness was by 10· ·me duly sworn to testify to the truth, the whole truth, and 11· ·nothing but the truth; 12· · · · · · ·That I thereafter transcribed my said shorthand 13· ·notes into typewriting and that the typewritten 14· ·transcription of said deposition is a complete, true, and 15· ·accurate transcription of my said shorthand notes taken down 16· ·at said time; and that review of the transcript was not 17· ·requested. 18· · · · · · ·I further certify that I am not a relative nor 19· ·employee of an attorney or counsel involved in said action, 20· ·nor a person financially interested in said action. 21· · · · · · ·IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand in 22· ·my office in the County of Clark, State of Nevada this 23· ·23rd day of November, 2016. 24· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ____________________________ · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Robin A. Ravize, CCR No. 753 25 Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-5 Filed 06/09/17 Page 6 of 6 Outback Steakhouse of Florida, LLC’s Motion for Summary Judgment 2:16-cv-1294 Exhibit 6 Jared Schroeder’s Statement Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-6 Filed 06/09/17 Page 1 of 2 OUTBACK 000001 Case 2:16-cv-01294-CWH Document 40-6 Filed 06/09/17 Page 2 of 2