Home Depot Lawsuit Roundup

The Datny Law Firm in Boca Raton, Wellington, and Winter Park, Florida represents Home Depot Accident victims throughout the state from the Florida Keys to Miami to Fort Lauderdale to Delray Beach to West Palm Beach all the way up to Orlando and beyond.

We have compiled a short list detailing some of the lawsuits filed against Home Depot in 2024 in Florida to help you understand how accidents happen and the substance of subsequent lawsuits against the store. 

While slip and fall accidents at Home Depot are the most common; there are many other accidents that take place at Home Depot from falling merchandise to forklift incidents to dog bites to truck accidents. The one thing all these accidents have in common is that they are due to the fault of Home Depot in the ownership, operation, inspection, maintenance, and repair of the store. Likewise, these accidents happen when Home Depot and/or its employees fail to make customer safety a priority and/or disregard policies/procedures to the detriment of its customers. 

• Slip & Fall Lawsuit (June 2024): Stephen Levy filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County on June 3, 2024, for personal injuries following a slip and fall accident in the parking lot outside the store. Mr. Levy specifically alleges he slipped and fell on white painted crosswalk stripes that were wet from rain. According to the Complaint, the contractor, Rose Paving, who restriped and painted the crosswalks on behalf of Home Depot, failed to use non-skid slip-resistant paint and/or failed to use enough grit in the non-skid paint to prevent falls when wet. Home Depot knew or should have known of the hazardous slippery condition caused by painting the crosswalks with non-slip resistant paint, but according to Mr. Levy failed to warn customers or take any steps to avoid the serious risk of injury that resulted.
• Falling Merchandise Lawsuit (May 2024): Gustavo Frances filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 17th Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County for injuries sustained when a 125-pound door unexpectedly fell on his shoulder inside the Fort Lauderdale, Florida store (1000 NE 4th Ave.). Plaintiff further alleges Home Depot was negligent in failing to use reasonable care in the operation of the premises generally and specifically in the manner in which the door was stored and maintained. 
• Slip & Fall Lawsuit (May 2024): Jose Cintron filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in Broward County for injuries following a fall accident on a dirty, slippery substance on the floor of the Miramar, Florida store (3183 SW 160th Ave.). Plaintiff alleges, in substance, Home Depot was negligent in inspecting, maintaining, and cleaning the floors inside the store and allowed them to be in an unsafe condition without warning to customers like Mr. Cintron. 
• Slip & Fall (May 2024): Jose Ortiz filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 9th Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County for injuries following a slip and fall inside the store at 6130 E Colonial Drive in Orlando, Florida. The Complaint alleges Plaintiff was walking in the store when he slipped and fell on a liquid substance on the floor that was there as a result of a Home Depot associate using a floor cleaning machine in a negligent and careless manner. 
• Slip & Fall Lawsuit (April 2024): Joseph Sparacino filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County on April 20, 2024, for personal injuries he sustained after he slipped and fell on a wet floor caused by a leaking roof at the store. Mr. Sparacino alleges Home Depot and the responsible property owner/manager were negligent in the ownership, inspection, maintenance, repair and control of the premises. As a result of the slip and fall accident, Mr. Sparacino seeks damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, pain and suffering as well as lost earnings. 
• Trip & Fall Lawsuit (April 2024): Raymond Orasi filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County for bodily injuries to his head and upper body after tripping over an unsecured/unattended flatbed cart at the store in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mr. Orasi alleges Home Depot was negligent in maintaining the premises in a reasonably safe condition and did not warn customers of dangers it knew about and/or should have known about. 
• Employee Negligence Lawsuit (March 2024): Edanon Jones filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the 9th Judicial Circuit in and for Orange County for injuries to the eyes when an employee carelessly swept a mixture of dirt, dust and concrete into his face. Plaintiff alleges Home Depot was negligent in training, supervising its employee among other things.
• Slip & Fall Lawsuit (March 2024): Michael Farrant filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit in and for Pinellas County on March 4, 2024 for bodily injuries sustained after slipping on a substance at or near the paint aisle of the store. Mr. Farrant alleges Home Depot was negligent for, among other things, failing to maintain the store in a safe condition free of hazards and/or to warn of the same. The Plaintiff seeks damages in excess of $50,000.
• Trip & Fall Lawsuit (March 2024): Allison Ramsay filed a lawsuit against Home Depot in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County for injuries following a trip and fall accident in the West Palm Beach, Florida store (220 South State Road 7). Specifically, the Complaint alleges Plaintiff was walking in the gardening section near the pots and plants when her left foot struck the corner of a loaded pallet that was protruding into the walkway causing her to fall. The existence of the pallet in the manner in which it was on the floor allegedly created an unreasonable risk of harm to the Plaintiff that Home Depot knew about or should have known about.

Regardless of how your Home Depot accident happened, do not wait to consult a skilled and experienced Home Depot Accident Lawyer like David B. Datny. The Datny Law Firm has handled Home Depot accident-injury cases throughout the entire State of Florida involving a variety of different products and circumstances. 100% of this firm’s practice is devoted to personal injury. This is all we do. Do not hire a lawyer that dabbles in personal injury or has no experience prosecuting claims against Home Depot. Again, the most important thing you can do to protect yourself and preserve your rights after a Home Depot accident is to retain a personal injury lawyer near you that knows what he or she is doing against Home Depot.  To find out how our Florida Home Depot Lawyer can help you, call 561-221-7474 for a FREE consultation. There is NO FEE unless we win your case.