Plaintiff seeks damages over fall at Matteo’s

BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2025) — A Broward County woman has filed a negligence lawsuit against the operator of a Boca Raton restaurant, alleging she slipped on a liquid substance near the restroom area and suffered permanent injuries. The case was filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court on November 26, 2025.

The lawsuit, Virginia Spicci v. MRG (2008-E) Boca Raton, LLC, carries the case number 502025CA012352XXXAMB and is assigned to the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County. According to the complaint, the action seeks damages in excess of $50,000, exclusive of interest, fees, and costs.

Plaintiff Virginia Spicci, described as a Broward County resident, is represented by Morgan & Morgan, P.A., with attorney Zachary Baker listed as counsel. The filing lists November 26, 2025, as the electronic submission date to the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court. The document states that it is not a certified copy.

The defendant, MRG (2008-E) Boca Raton, LLC, is identified as a Florida limited liability company that was licensed to conduct business in the state. According to the complaint, the company owned, operated, managed, controlled, or maintained a business known as Matteo’s Boca Raton, located at 233 Federal Highway, Suite 108, Boca Raton, Florida 33432.

The plaintiff alleges the incident occurred on May 3, 2025, during a visit to the premises. At the time, Spicci claims she was a business invitee walking through the restaurant near the bathrooms when she “suddenly and unexpectedly slipped and fell” on what is described as a “foreign, liquid, transitory substance” on the floor.

The complaint asserts that the defendant either had actual knowledge of the substance, should have known about it through the exercise of reasonable care, or that such substances appeared with regularity in that area, making the condition foreseeable. Each allegation is made as part of the plaintiff’s negligence claim.

The filing accuses the restaurant operator of several acts or omissions, including allegedly failing to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition, failing to inspect the area, failing to correct the hazard, and failing to warn the plaintiff of the condition. The document lists these allegations under a single negligence count.

Spicci claims she suffered a range of injuries, including a “permanent injury to the body as a whole,” pain and suffering, disability, impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish, medical expenses, and lost earning ability. The complaint states these damages are permanent or continuing.

The lawsuit demands a jury trial and seeks compensatory, incidental, and consequential damages in an amount exceeding the court’s jurisdictional threshold.

According to the filing, venue in Palm Beach County is asserted even though the complaint states the incident occurred in Broward County; however, the business location at issue lies in Boca Raton.

The original document, as filed with the Palm Beach County Clerk of Court, can be downloaded here.