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.