Legal Opinion
Potvin v. Speedway LLC
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided September 8, 2017No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-10598-JGDPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*339MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Judith Gail Dein, United States Magistrate Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
The plaintiff, Eileen Potvin, has brought this negligence action against Speedway LLC, the operator of a gas station on Andover Street in Tewksbury, Massachusetts. Ms. Potvin fell anil injured herself when, she believes, the heel of her shoe got caught in a groove, known as a positive limiting barrier (“PLB”), which encircled the gas pump. The PLB is required by Massachusetts law. This matter is before the court on the defendant’s Motion for Summary…
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