MARSHON v. The Fresh Market, Inc., No. 9:2016cv81609 - Document 19 (S.D. Fla. 2017)
Court Description: ORDER AND OPINION DENYING DEFENDANT THE FRESH MARKET. INC.'S MOTION TO DISMISS AMENDED COMPLAINT OR ALTERNATIVELY FOR A MORE DEFINITE STATEM ENT denying 10 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; denying 10 Motion for More Definite Statement. Signed by Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks on 1/5/2017. (lan)
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MARSHON v. The Fresh Market, Inc. Doc. 19 UNI TED STATES DI STRI CO URT CT SOUTHERN DI STRI OF FLORI CT DA CASE NO.1681609- V- I Cl M DDLEBROOK S PAULA M ARSHON , Pl ntf, ai if THE FRESH M ARKET,N C. l , De e nt f nda . O RDER AND O PI O N DENYI DEFENDANT TH E FRESH M ARKET.I ' NI NG NC.S M O TI N TO DI I AM ENDED COM PLAI OR ALTERNATI O SM SS NT VELY FOR A M ORE DEFI TE STATEM ENT NI THI CAUSE co sbeor t Cour upon Defnda TheFr h M aket I .s(t es S me f e he t e nt es r , nc' 'Fr h Mak f' M oin t Dimis Plitf s Ame d d Co lit o Al r aiey fr a M o e r e ) to o s s an if ne mp an r t n tv l, o e r Dei ie Sae n (i oi n' fld o Oco e 27 2 6 ( 1 ) Plitf Pa l Mas o fnt ttme t $ to ', ie n t b r , 01 . DE 0 . anif ua rh n M ) (Ma s o ' fld a Re po s i o po iin o No mb r1 2 6 ( 1 ) t wh c F e h û rh n' ie i ) s n e n p sto n ve e 4, 01 DE 5 , o ih r s Make r ple t ne day,Nove r t e id he xt mber 1 201 ( 1 . Fort r s sae bel t 5, 6 DE 6) he ea ons ttd ow, he M o i i de e ton s nid. 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' Ba n r 5 F.d 1 5 ,1 6 ( 1h Ci, 0 8 ( i n Cly Elc Co p.I c v J h s n 8 S r e , 25 3 0 9 0 7 1 t r 2 0 ) ct g a e . o , n . . o n o , 73 o. i 2d 118 1l ( a. 2, 95 Fl 2003). ) ii ui As t t cr umsa s of M a s s f l s ale t t s si o he ic tnce r hon' al, he lges ha he lpped on a Slq d, wae-ies b tn en a t es o p n c rsa tefo to teP e s s' Co . t 9 ,h tte trlk u sa c e r h h p i g a t t h r n f h r mie '( mpla ! ) ta h s t nc wasi r a l a r ntt busne si t es' t ti f e ubsa e i e diy ppa e o i s nvie , ha t t nded i 'wih t foor a not ' bl n' t he l , nd t a i tee o ec nsiu e aS a g r usa d h z r o c n ii n'(d.a ! l ) F eh M ake h t t h rf r o tttd t n eo n a ad us o dto ' i t 1. r s r t d a a s t c l nge w he he t s ale tons ar enough t de ons r t a dut and s a r of ppe r o hale t r he e l ga i e o m ta e y t nda d c r , bra h, n c usto b t e M as o sf l a d ij r Frt Frs M ake' d t a d ae a e c a d a ain ewe n rh n' al n nu y. is, e h r ts u y n sa r ofc r a e e t ihed ele r i t Com pli . The do nott n on t pos i lt tnda d a e r sabls s whe e n he a nt y ur he sbiiy oft rha ng bee br a d. M a s n c a t rz s he s fas a i i s i t e'a Fr s hei vi n e che r ho har c e i e r el t nes nvie ' t e h bus M ak tsd tr . ( mp .a ! 8 . S e t e rctst e lg lc n lso t a,ba e o t i r e' k o e' Co l t ) h h n e i h e a o cu in h t s d n h s s ' e r a i hi Fr h M a ke o d he ai y ofc r t m ant i t Pr m ie i a r as bl s f eltons p, es r t we r s dut a e o i an he e s s n e ona y a e c n iin a dt wan ge jo c n e ld p rl whc a eo s o l b k o t 'Fr s M ak t o dto n o r h r f o c ae eis ih r r h u d e n wn o' e h r e. (d.a ! 1 . W hie s l-e vng l lc l i t amo rs ue'a ot r s ifcual I t 2) l efsr i ega oncusons i r t e c ' n hewie la t ly c de i intc pl nt' Fau k r Adv r .As oc,I .v Nis M ot Cor ,9 F. 69 695 fce om ai ', l ne e t s . nc . s an or p. 45 2d 4, ( hCi.1 ) M as sc l i i butrsedby he alge sausasani tea Fr h 4t r 991, rhon' oncuson s te s r le d tt nvie nd es M ake' sa us as a 'sor ' Unde Fl i l w,ç l pr mi e owne s owe a dut t t i r ts tt ût e. ' r orda a i al e s s r y o her i t est exe c s r as nvie o r ie e onabl c r t mai ai t i pr m ies i a s e c ton. Owe v e ae o nt n her e s n af ondii ' ' ns . Pubi Su r kes l ,802So.2d31 320( a. ) Thepur t r lto hi heef l lx pe mar t, nc. 5, Fl 2001 . pored eains p r als wihi t s ope ofpr s owne dut M or br dl a lga dut i i t n he c emie r y. e oa y, e l y s mput d t a e o nyone who u d ra e a ' n e v r r ajce ts a g n r l e a fr s e b e rs o h r n oh r. n etk s n t d a o t t rae e e ai d nd o e e a l ik f amig te s' e h z ' Mc n v Fl Powe Cor ,593 So,2d 500,5 ( a.1 . I i pos i e,a las a t s cai , a. r p. 03 F1 992) t s sbl t e t t hi sag t tt we s bsa e wa t pr tofs t e, ha he t u t nc s he oduc omt e ndea by Fr h M a ke ' a nt a vor es r ts ge s nd t ti c eaed a' or ee bl zoneofrs 'o par ha t r t k es a e f ik't tons.1 d. Se cond,M a s s ii ly pl dsf wa i whih Fr h M ar t t ough is a t rhon pec fcal ea our ys n c es ke , hr t cs a d o sins b e c e i d t o ra o a l c r . ( mp . t! 1 ) F e h M ak td e no n miso , ra h d t uy f e s n be ae Co l a 3 . r s r e o s t s diput t ta of t e aci or i c i m i lad t is la lt l t a i es e ily s e ha ny hes tons na tons ght e o t ibiiy. nse d, t s nta l a gue t tunl s M a s r s ha e s rhon c n pr is la lt t a l lc ti t a ei i t a 1ot r a ove t ibiiy o ega era n y, nd lm na e l he e a to f he f l,s ha nots fcen l pl a br a ofis dut ButFr s M a ke xplna i ns or r a l he s ufi i ty ed e ch t y. eh r t c t t no ca es f t pr ies o s or he opos ton t t a t pl a ng s a a pl i i fm us e t bls t w e ii ha , t he e di t ge, a ntf t s a i h he t s t nc s i ecs l ton,' c poston, tsze or c r cers is' orgi ca e or t ubsa e' i ie oca i ' om ii pr ii ha a t itc ,' i n, us , he me ha c oft vitm' fl,( 1 a 6) Norc di.Se I alStelSu y Cor v An a, c nis he ci s al DE 0 t . oul t e de e ppl p. . z 8 6 2F,d 3 0, 2 - 4( Ci. 01 )( ititc ur d ma de lv lo pt digi o j siidby 5 3 1 3 3 2 2d r 2 1 d src o t e n d e e f la n i t u tfe n Twombl 'whe i f ule pli ifa s ri RI cli f om itng pr c s m e hani ofhow y' n t a t d antf s e tng CO am or ti e ie c cs she opeae ; eealo Vi onv Ve milon C/ , F. 924,930( hCi. 5 ( antf c me rtd) s s ns . r li y.776 3d 7t r 201 ) pli if alegngilgalpolc s rhofhomenotrquiedt i ntf i owhi wi l i le ie eac e r o de iy nt ch ndow ofie peee . fc r rd) Thi i e c l t t pe ofi or ton t tc n onl be il na e t ough dic y. k ie s s xa ty he y nf ma i ha a y lumi t d hr s over i c Not pe dn wo d b c mean l y i g rh n , t o tteb n fto ds o r ,we ef re t la ig ul e o ult f Ma s o l wih u h e ei f ic vey r o c d o i al e'wih pr ii t physca a ca a ati e oft a ci nti herc leg ' t ec son he i l nd us l trbut s he c de n ompl nt Lez ai . ter v RadintCr atonsGr ,l ,2:6-v- 4349. a e i p. nc. 1 c 1 DMM ,201 W L 7388357,a * ( D.Fl Dec. 6 t 4 S, a. 1 201 ( i e ooks J) 9, 6) M ddlbr , .. Thid,fom M arhon' de c i i of he si and-a l on ca r as r r s s s rpton r lp- f l, e n e onabl i e t t y nf r ha Fr s M a ke wa t a t l - as i c us -n f c - a pr m a e - as i V -or' or eh r t s he c ua n a ei a t nd oxi t n i f ' but ' u tnilfco'- c us o h rij re .S eSa lv Mer Da eCr.43 So. d 1 ,1 - 8 s bsa t a tr' a e f e n u is e th . to. d y , 8 2 4 7 1 s a ( 1 . r DCA 1 8 )(x ann t ebiu c td c n e to c usto g n rly .l i r a o a l F a 3d 9 3 e pli ig h f rae o c p f a ain e e al) t s e s n be t as o s ume t tt f lwoul notha oc r d a e t we s t nc a t tShe e wasa ha he al d ve cure bs nt he t ubsa e nd ha i r t n tr ld rc, n c n iuo ssq e e' ewe nt f la dt eij r .Sah, 8S 2 a 1 au a, ie t a d o tn u e u nc 'b t e he al n h nu y t l43 o. d t 7 ( tngPo v Pi e t la Lumbe Co. 1 So.24227,230( a.1s DCA 1 0).Tot quoi pe . nk ron-i ys r , 20 Fl t 96 ) he e e Fr s M a ke r le on t s xtnt e h r t e is he uppos vag ed uene s of t f l' cic sa s as t t s s he a ls r um t nce o hi elm e t t ta gume i f ec os d f t s m e r a ons saed a e n , ha r nt s or l e or he a es t t bove. 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Re nik,693 t s t rt c cal ode ea ngs ges t' s c ' F. a 1 3d t 324. l i tue t tal ndowne i o i td t wa n i t esonl oft e ûlt pe is t s r ha a r s blgae o r nvie y hos iaent rl whih a e known ors d be known t 'hi butnott i t s c r houl o' m he nviee .Shoe v Gibe t 436 So, n . l rs 2d 75,77( a.1 ) s eJ/' StJo e 'Hos v Cowar,891So.2d 1 1 ( a.2ndDCA Fl 983 ; e ) . sph s p. . t t 039, 042 F1 200 (f dut t wa na ie onl whe t lndowne ' knowl oft da ri s rort 4) i y o r rs s y n he a a rs edge he nge s upe i o he he i s a e o e r or ni s ton t busne si te'' .Butwhet rt perli so lt ntast r quie f ew ar ng i aquesi he i s nvie s' ) off c ,Shoen,436 So.2d a 77,no nome aur He e M arhon des i t we s t ce at t t nclt e. r , s crbes he t ubsan a i r a l appa e t busnes i iee ' be us i i sl a e o t g ound a blnde s i e diy not r nt o i s nv t s' ca e t i wa oc t d n he r nd e d i wih c r t itcsoft tooroft Prmie .' ( mpl a ! 1l . l rquie noextnsve n t haacersi he l he e s s' Co . t g ) t e rs e i pa sng t r a ona y i er e t e t r as ale tons t t t s t e was thi n' r i o e s bl nt pr t hes e ms l gai ha he ubsanc i dde ' , $ o c aC ' Sae t, û a ul g d' o a a j ci ewi asmia c n o ai ns M as o ' $ n e ld' ' tn ' ' mo ta e ' r ny de tv t i lr o n tto . rh n s C l ' c h , , tr nol i de crbi t ha a dousc toni t r f e no a g ound f dimi s . e mi ogy n s i ng he z r ondii s he e or t r or s s al Fi l Fr h M a ke a gu t t t Com pl nt f l t pr de s naly, es r t r es ha he ai ais o ovi uppo tng f c s f ri a t or M a s s c am t t Fr h M a ke ha c tuc i notc of t we s t nc Ye t rhon' l i ha es r t d onsr tve ie he t ubs a e. t he Co pli tsaest tt ç m a n t t ha he i dange ous a ha r r nd za dous c ton e sed f s h a l t oftm e ondii xit or uc eng h i t a g e h Ma k t k e o i t e e e cs ofr a o a l c r ,is e ton a d mane n e h t Fr s r e) n w, r n h x rie e s n be ae n p ci n itna c , 5 I is Re y, Fr s M a ke bal a t noton t t t Cour m i m a ç ea ona e n t pl eh r t ks t he i ha he t ght ke t s bl r i ernc s'onM a s sbehaf ( 1 a 4) Buts l asa i e e e i dei d fom t nf e e ' rhon' l. DE 6 t . o ong n nfr nc s rve r he pla ngs i a t lc t t't si pr c s l wha Rul 8r quies l ,556 U. a 678. Tha e di ' ç c ua on en ,' hi s e iey f t e e r . qbal S. t t ot er r a ngs of t r e nt t nns ar t e i aly pos i e does not pr ve t Cour f om h e di he el va e e heor tc l s bl e nt he tr a c ptng a pa tculr one t fows nat aly fom t t xt An r on ATwJ L. . v.Am. ce i ri a hat l ur l r he e . de s c , L C. Me a,l c.680F. 1 1 85( Ci. 2)(i c eplusbiiy i asa dl rt n di n , 3d 62, 84- 2d r 201 ûBe aus a i lt s tndar owe ha p o blt agv n sto a to sma wel es b e tt diegngitr rtto s e c o whc rba ii y, ie e f ci n y l b u j c o v r i n ep eain , a h f ih i pl usbl The c ce b we or among pl usbl i er nce or s ena i i one f t s a i e. hoi et en a i e nf e s c ros s or he fcfn e . .no f r tec u t naRue1 ( )6 moin.)(ne n lctto somi e ) a tid r g t o ) h o r o l 2 b ( ) t ' itr a iai n o ' t d. t 10 hon s ha ls n oc y s ud h v k o o i e itn e' (#.a ! 1 ) M ars alo averst tspil i gr er ho l a e n wn f t xse c v f t 4 . s ' sors ae s fe tast be f esea e t Frs M ake. (#.. I Frs M ake' viw, t e r o rquen o or e bl o e h r t f ) n e h r ts e M a s mus s cult t a o toftme t s t e ha pool on t foo prort he r hon t pe a e he m un i he ubsanc d ed he l r i o r si o e s a nc s lp, r le dva e ome ot r e de e of c t c i notc Thi t or sr t hes t he vi nc onsm tve ie. s he y te c he pl a ng sa r t f . The El ve h Cic thashe d t ta neglge e ca m pr m ie on a e di t nda d oo ar e nt r ui l ha i nc li e s d dut t wa n - whih i oneoft du i M a s post - mus ale çf c st woul s yo r c s wo tes r hon is t lge ta t hat d uppor t (h d fn a ts a t a o c nsr cie n tc ofd ng r' Mo ee v Ca nv lCo p. 5 3 F. te ee d n'l cu l r o tu tv oie a e. ' s ly . r ia r , 9 App' 8 893 ( 1h Ci.201 (fsmi dititc tsa i tonofZio novchelme s x 90, 1 t r 4) atr ng src our' pplcai vji i e nt t martmene i nc cli . l M o ely,t pl ntf di no pla a fcswhas ve t t o ii glge e am) n s e he ai if d t e d ny a t toe r ha tn e t s o ta t ed fn n cu s o eao s oudha ek o a u ars o ij r . l . e d d o h w h t h ee da t r ie p rtr h l v n wn bo t ik f n u y d a 892. Her , on t ot r ha M a s t e he he nd, rhon do pla a f c ua bass f Fr h M a ke ' es e d a t l i or es r ts consr i knowldge - t lngt of tme fom t s t nce s a a anc untl he f l tuctve e ht e h i r he ubsa ' ppe r e i r al. ( mp . t 1 ) Ia n tp ru d d ta s emu tg frh ra dpip itt ee a titr a. l Co l a ! 4 . m o e s a e h t h s o u te n n on h x c n ev l t woul be s i i i d i a si a f lpli ifc d de e mi t s i or ton wihou d umrsng ndee f lp- nd-al a ntf oul t r ne hi nf ma i t t t ai ofdic r Be aus a pli ifs k ea ng bu de s d be c mens a e wih t he d s ove y. c e antf i di pl r n houl om ur t t he a mount of i or a i a ia e' t he ,St i unr as bl t r uie' he t pl d tmi nf m ton val bl ' o r ' s e ona e o eq r ' r o ea i ng i cicumsa st ts c n l r i y t ough dico y. Olon v Champai C@. 78 F. r t nce ha he a ea n s onl hr s ver ' s . ' gn , 4 3d 1 9 1 0 ( t Ci. 01 )(n en l i to a dq oaino te l6 0 3, 1 0 7h r 2 5 itr a ct in n u tto mi d . a t 5TheFl i ca ectd by Frs Ma k ,Wi Di eSt e,v M a ote 553 So,2d 21 ( a. orda s ie eh r et nn- xi or s . rc t, 3 F1 5h DCA 1 8 ) i n tt t e c nrr Ma c te smpy h l t a,a te s mmay j d me t t 9 9 , s o o h o tay. r ot i l ed h t t h u r u g n sag whe a pli iff ist a t e, n antf al o dduc evi nc oflhe lng h oftme t da r c ton e de e i e t t i he nge ous ondii e itdp irt teij r s t d fnd n wa e tte t j d me ta amatro lw,l a 5 3 xse ro o h nu y ' he ee a l s nild o u g n s te f a d. t 5 ' So.2d a 21 s alo Fl Stt j768. (eq rngpli ifs ng i i sesa il nt' t 5; ee s a. a. 0755 r uii antf ui û nes tblsune ' bus t pr acual or consr tve kno edge of dange ous c ton and pe ti pr of of o ove t tuc i wl r ondii nnitng o c tuci k edge t ough crumsa il evi nc s h a lngt of tme) Bu te onsr tve nowl hr ic tnta de e uc s e h i . th s tntve e dentar sa r f pr ig c tuci notc underFl i lw s ysno hi ubsa i vi i y t nda d or ovn onsr tve i e orda a a t ng 11 I s n um, t l e of s fct i t al ge i e v l be we n t we s tnce' he a k pecii iy n he le d nt r a t e he t ubsa s a ppea a a M arhon' f l i not ft lt herneglg e cai . I inAs a on t s ba i i r nce nd s s al s aa o i enc l m ls is l hi ss s a s de e lo nid. #. Rul 10() e b Se r t l Fr s M ar tm ant i t tpa a a 6 a 1 of t Compli vi a e pa a e y, e h ke i ans ha r gr phs nd 4 he ant olt F d. Ci , 1 ( ) Rue1 ( ) whc i r a i c nun to wihRue8 a( ) Fie p Civo e R. v P. 0 b . l 0 b , ih s e d n o j cin t l ()2 , k s . t f . Da ,7 F.d 1 phne 9 3 079,1 2 ( 1hCi.199 ,dema t tanypaa a s ti f t acam 08 1 t r 6) nds ha rgrph etng orh li be ii td a fra pr cia e t a sngl stofcrumsa s' Fed,R.Ci P.l b) I imie s a s a tc bl o i e e l ic tnce .' v. 0( . t f t r quies t t ex en S ng s wo d pr urher e r , o he t t t doi o ul omot c a iy,'t tl c cai f unde on a e l rt ' ha s h l m o ea d s pa ae ta a ton oroc r e e ...be sae i a s r e c . 1 Ruls 8 a 1 t k e r t r ns c i cu r nc t td n epa at ount' d. e ' nd 0 i wor t t r t r quie t pl a r t pr e hi c am s dic e e y a s i l s t t hi oge he o e r he e de o es nt s l i s r t l nd uccncty, o ha s a r a y c dic r wha he i ca mi a fa e a r s i pla ng. Fi e 79 F,d dve s r an s e n t s li ng nd r m e ponsve e di ' k s, ' 3 1 7 1 8 ( 1h Ci.1 96 (n en lctto a d q oain o t d . He e t ee i o y o e 0 9, 0 2 1 t r 9 ) itr a iain n u tto mit ) r , h r s nl n e tans to a is a one core pondi c r aci n t s ue nd rs ng ountf ne i nc Fr h M a ke c l s onl or glge e. es r t halenge y whehe t s i pa agr phsa es fce l lmie t asngl s tofcic sa s t r wo pecsc r a r ufi inty i t d o i e e r um t nce . Pa ag a 6 i one s enc l a me ey e t ihest tve i a oprae i t s r r ph s ent e ong nd r l sabls ha nue s ppr i t n hi dsrc b sdo t elc t n o F ehM ak t n t ealg dt ri u a t.( mp . t 6 .ld itit a e n h o ai f r s re a d h le e o to s cs Co l a ! ) o o nots ehow t ss nt nc c n be c tu d t mi cr umsa s e hi e e e a onsr e o x ic t nce . Pa ag a 1 i l rbu i alo notpa tc ary difc tt compr hend. l r a : r r ph 4 s onge t s s riul l fi ul o e t e ds The lqui wae -i s tnce on t toor of t pr s whih i d, tr lke ubsa he l he emies c consiut d adange ousa ha r tt e r nd za dousc ton e se f s h al ngt oftme ondii xit d or uc e h i t t Def nt knew, or i t e r s of r as bl ca e i pec i a ha enda n he xe cie e ona e r , ns ton nd m ant ne s d ha known of is e se e. M or ove s ls a we i ena e, houl ve t xit nc e r, pil nd t s t nc o t toor of a gr e y so e occ wih s h fe ncy t tt ubsa es n he l oc r t r ur t uc r que ha he a t pladi sa r frale n i u rfde a lw. Br bout he e ng tnda d o lgig t nde e r l a own,8 F. a 773 (bsr ng 3d t o evi t t e e a 1w c n r l p e dngrq ie n si die st a to s . ha fd r la o to s la i e ur me t n v ri cin ) y 12 lqui wae -i s t nce o t too i a a e whe e pa r feque l wak i d, tr lke ubsa n he l r n n r a r tons r nty l wasf es ea et De e nt or e bl o f nda . 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