Ayala v. Menard, Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION BLANCA AYALA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 22-cv-07338 v. ) ) Judge Andrea R. Wood MENARD, INC., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER On July 31, 2021, Plaintiff Blanca Ayala visited a location of Menard, Inc. (“Menard”), a home improvement store. While shopping, Ayala slipped and fell in water that had spilled near the area of the store where Menard stacked cases of water bottles for sale. The source of the spill was a leaking bottle from one of those cases. Ayala has asserted claims against Menard…