In a dramatic legal filing, a Florida resident has taken on three major restaurant entities over an alleged slip-and-fall incident that left her injured. The complaint was filed by Kayla Meyers in the Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida, on September 18, 2025. Meyers is suing International House of Pancakes, LLC (doing business as IHOP), Sunshine Restaurant Holdings, LLC, and MC Properties Restaurants, LLC.
The case revolves around an incident that occurred on September 16, 2024, at an IHOP location situated at 7800 Ulmerton Road in Largo, Florida. According to the lawsuit, Meyers was visiting the restaurant as a customer when she slipped and fell on a slippery substance while exiting the bathroom. She claims that this fall resulted in significant injuries to her body and extremities, leading to pain and medical expenses. The complaint accuses all three defendants of negligence for failing to maintain safe premises. “Defendant owed Plaintiff the duty to use reasonable care,” states the lawsuit against each defendant.
Meyers’ allegations are comprehensive; she accuses the defendants of several lapses including failing to maintain the floor properly, not conducting adequate inspections to identify hazardous conditions like slippery substances on the floor, and neglecting to warn customers about these dangers. Additionally, she asserts that they failed in their duty to train staff adequately for maintenance and cleaning procedures. The complaint also mentions that these companies either had actual knowledge of the dangerous condition or should have known about it through ordinary care due to its regular occurrence.
The plaintiff is seeking damages exceeding $50,000 exclusive of attorney’s fees and costs from each defendant. In addition to compensatory damages for her injuries—which include physical handicap and impaired working ability—Meyers is also asking for any taxable costs and other relief deemed just by the court.
Representing Kayla Meyers are attorneys Loren Shalom and Jason Turchin from the Law Offices of Jason Turchin based in Weston, Florida. The case has been assigned Case Number 25-005238-CI.
Source: 25005238CI_Kayla_Meyers_v_Internationa_House_Complaint_Pinellas_County_Florida.pdf
