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"                      <p class=\"imgtitle\"></p>           Texas Roadhouse restaurant recently filed an amended answer asserting that a plaintiff in a slip-and-fall lawsuit is responsible for causing her own injuries.<br /> <br />As <a href=\"http://www.setexasrecord.com/news/233763-slip--fall-filed-against-texas-roadhouse\" class=\"copy\">previously reported</a>, on Feb. 28, 2011, plaintiff Lindsay Boggs filed suit against the Texas Roadhouse in Port Arthur, claiming she slipped and fell at the restaurant because of a dangerous condition.<br /> <br />Court records show that on Dec. 23, 2009, Boggs was dining at the establishment when she slipped and fell.<br /> <br />Texas Roadhouse filed its amended answer Nov. 22, pleading that the incident in question was caused by Boggs' negligence, court records show.<br /> <br />In its amended answer, the restaurant maintains that Boggs' alleged injuries were caused by contributory negligence and that she take-nothing from the suit.<br /> <br />The original petition alleges the incident transpired through no negligence on her behalf and that Texas Roadhouse negligently failed to remedy the unknown \"dangerous condition.\"<br /> <br />On July 15 a discovery control plan order was filed in the case, slating an April trial if the parties fail to mediate on or before February 29, 2012, court papers say.<br /> <br />Boggs is suing for her alleged past and future medical expenses, mental anguish, pain, impairment, disfigurement and lost wages, plus all court costs.<br /> <br />Beaumont attorney John Lane of Provost Umphrey represents her.<br /> <br />Houston attorney William Lick Jr. represents the defendant.<br /> <br />Judge Bob Wortham, 58th District Court, is assigned to the case.<br /> <br />Case No. A189-474"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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