Lou Ella Major Sues Dolgencorp and Unnamed Manager Over Slip-and-Fall

A new slip-and-fall lawsuit was filed March 3 in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, under the caption Lou Ella Major v. Dolgencorp, LLC and assigned case number 2026CP4500081; the filing names Dolgencorp, LLC and an unnamed store manager as defendants. The available docket entry identifies the parties and the filing date but does not include detailed allegations, a store address, plaintiff counsel or a dollar amount sought in the complaint summary.

The South Carolina suit joins other recent premises-liability complaints against Dolgencorp-linked entities in separate states. In Braxton County, West Virginia, a suit captioned Louella Singleton v. Dolgencorp, LLC carries case number CC-04-2025-C-46 and was filed November 21, 2025; the Braxton County filing lists Kevin Paul Davis as plaintiff counsel and states: "Personal injury: Suit alleges that a retail store failed to maintain safe premises by allowing an uneven and hazardous entrance rug to remain in place, resulting in a customer's trip-and-fall accident."

Florida filings add a cluster of allegations with concrete incident details. Court complaints tied to Marion County include incidents dated January 6, 2025 and March 13, 2025 at two Dollar General locations; one complaint alleges a customer at DG Market, 17520 N U.S. Highway 301 in Citra, "slipped and fell on a liquid substance on the floor" and "sustained significant personal injuries." Another complaint arising from a visit to Dollar General at 4885 W Highway 326 in Ocala on March 13, 2025 says the shopper was "shopping for lemons" and "suddenly and without warning tripped and fell" after a step stool had been left "in the middle of the aisle" behind him. A law-firm blog covering the Marion County matters noted that Morgan & Morgan filed one of the suits in the Fifth Judicial Circuit Court on August 11 and called Morgan & Morgan "the largest personal injury lawfirm in the country." The blog also reported that "The plaintiffs in all four cases all seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages."

The filings use slightly different corporate naming conventions: the South Carolina docket lists Dolgencorp, LLC and an unnamed manager; the Braxton County complaint names Dolgencorp, LLC and Dollar General and attaches specific premises-liability claims; Marion County complaints identify Dolgencorp, LLC or DG Market depending on the complaint. The plaintiff names are distinct across the dockets and should not be conflated — Lou Ella Major in Williamsburg County is separate from Louella Singleton in Braxton County.

Taken together, the March 3, 2026 filing adds to a set of recent slip-and-fall and premises-liability suits against Dolgencorp-linked entities in at least three states, with case numbers including 2026CP4500081 in South Carolina and CC-04-2025-C-46 in West Virginia and multiple Marion County dockets pending. These complaints allege a range of hazards from an uneven entrance rug to liquid on the floor and an aisle-blocking step stool, and they reflect plaintiffs seeking more than $50,000 in the Florida matters.