Cater v. Starbucks Corp., PICS Case No. 10-2689 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 10, 2010) Pollak, J. (9 pages).

Defendant’s motion for summary judgment on plaintiff’s negligence claim based on her fall on defendant’s icy parking lot should be denied because reasonable minds could disagree as to whether plaintiff had a reasonable alternative to patronizing the store or crossing the parking lot to help another injured patron. Motion for summary judgment denied.