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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\">Speedy Stop No. 14</p>           A new discovery control plan order has recently been entered in a trip-and-fall case filed against an area convenience store. <br /> <br />In October 2009, Stephanie Murphy filed suit against Speedy Stop Stores, alleging she broke her elbow after she fell on a substance while walking through a Beaumont store.<br /><br />Murphy claims she was shopping for food at Speedy Stop No. 14 on College Street on March 25, 2009, when she slipped on the unknown substance.<br /><br />The case was set on the December 2010 trial docket, but was bumped to the September 2011 docket, according to the new plan order filed Dec. 6.<br /><br />The plan order shows the parties will be engaged in discovery until a pre-trial conference set for Aug. 19.<br /><br />Because of her fall, Murphy broke her elbow, which required multiple surgeries, lost wages and experienced pain, suffering and mental anguish.<br /><br />In her suit, Murphy claims Speedy Stop Stores was negligent because it knew of the wet condition, which caused an unreasonable amount of harm to its customers.<br /><br />Murphy is seeking an unspecified judgment, plus pre- and post-judgment interest, costs and other relief the court deems just.<br /><br />She is represented by Gordon D. Friesz of McPherson, Hughes, Bradley, Wimberley, Steele and Chatelain in Port Arthur.<br /><br />Speedy Stop is represented by Beaumont attorney Steven Thomas of Chambers, Templeton, Thomas and Brinkley.<br /><br />Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, is presiding over the case.<br /><br /><em>Case No. A185-226</em><br />"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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