BOCA RATON, FL (Boca Post) (Copyright © 2026) — A Broward County woman is suing Boca Gala Foods, LLC, which does business as Galafresh Farms, alleging she was injured inside the Boca Raton market when merchandise fell from an employee’s cart and struck her on the head.
The complaint, Sylvia Marcial v. Boca Gala Foods, LLC d/b/a Galafresh Farms, was filed Feb. 24, 2026, in the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit in and for Palm Beach County, Florida, under Case No. 502026CA002202XXXAMB. Marcial is represented by the Simon Trial Firm of Miami, according to the filing. A defense law firm was not listed in the complaint.
Marcial alleges she was a customer and business invitee at the Galafresh Farms location at 23072 Sandalfoot Plaza Drive, Boca Raton (33428) on or about Sept. 12, 2024. The complaint describes Boca Gala Foods, LLC as a Florida limited liability company operating the retail market at that address.
According to the complaint, Marcial was shopping in or around the store’s milk section when an agent, employee, or servant of the defendant “carelessly and negligently” placed carts of overloaded boxes of merchandise in a way that caused products to fall from the cart or dolly and strike her head. The lawsuit claims she suffered “serious and permanent bodily harm” as a result.
The complaint alleges the business owed a nondelegable duty to maintain the premises in a reasonably safe condition for invitees and to warn of hazards and dangers present on the premises. It further claims Galafresh breached those duties through acts and omissions related to how merchandise was loaded, secured, and moved through store aisles.
Among the allegations listed in the complaint are that the load was stacked too high, the merchandise was not properly secured to prevent it from falling, and employees or agents were allowed to operate the cart or dolly in an unsafe manner. The complaint also alleges the business failed to properly train and instruct employees on safe operation of the cart, and failed to use a spotter or cordon off a safe distance while the cart was being operated.
The lawsuit additionally claims the cart or dolly was left unattended in the aisle, and alleges the business allowed employees or agents to engage in a “dangerous and/or ultrahazardous activity” that the defendant knew or should have known should not be performed while customers were in the store.
Marcial seeks damages in excess of $50,000, excluding attorney’s fees and costs, according to the complaint. The filing alleges she suffered past and future pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of capacity for enjoyment of life, and medical expenses, including hospitalization and surgery, along with loss of earnings and loss of ability to earn money. The complaint also alleges aggravation of a previously existing condition and claims the losses are permanent and continuing.
Marcial has demanded a jury trial on issues triable by a jury as a matter of right, the complaint states.
The original complaint, Sylvia Marcial v. Boca Gala Foods, LLC d/b/a Galafresh Farms, Case No. 502026CA002202XXXAMB, as filed Feb. 24, 2026, with the Clerk of Court, can be viewed here.
What “premises liability” usually means in court filings is explained here.
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