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- A woman claims she broke her ankle after slipping on a piece of prosciutto in Eataly's Boston store.
- The injures led to more than $7,500 in medical expenses, she claimed.
- The woman sued the store and is seeking a trial by jury.
A woman has sued Italian restaurant and store chain Eataly, claiming that she slipped on a piece of prosciutto in a store in Boston and broke her ankle.
Alice Cohen, from New Hampshire, was approaching the part of the store where food samples were being offered when she "slipped and fell on a piece of prosciutto on the floor injuring her left ankle resulting in a fracture," the lawsuit alleges.
A statement of damages attached to the lawsuit describes her injury as a left ankle sprain and distal fibular avulsion fracture. Cleveland Clinic says that common symptoms of avulsion fractures include swelling, pain that spreads to nearby parts of your body, and limping or an inability to walk.
The lawsuit, filed by Cohen and her husband in the Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts on Friday, accuses the store of negligence and breaching its duty of care by "failing to ensure that the floor was safe."
Cohen experienced "great pain and suffering" and a loss of enjoyment of life following the slip in October 2022, the lawsuit says. The statement of damages says that Cohen paid $2,104 in hospital fees, $170.68 in doctors fees, and $5,265 in physical therapy fees.
The lawsuit also claims that Cohen's husband suffered a loss of consortium of his wife because of the slip.
The lawsuit is seeking compensation for Cohen's alleged injuries and damages and her husband's loss of consortium, as well as a trial by jury.
Eataly and the Cohens' lawyers didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment, made outside of regular working hours.