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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. Stafford finds the lower court properly found in favor of a store in a premises liability matter. A customer fell as she entered the store, breaking her hip. It was raining and store personnel placed a mat and wet floor sign at the store entrance. Video surveillance footage showed the customer shuffle across the mat and fall. The customer's original complaint alleged she slipped on the wet floor, but the store argued that she tripped over her own feet as she shuffled across the mat; the customer amended her complaint to claim the wet mat caused the fall. The lower court found the customer presented no evidence that the mat caused the fall and that her original claim was unsupported as video evidence showed she fell while on the mat, never having an opportunity to slip on the floor. On appeal, the customer argues the lower court erred in its decision because it did not view the full video surveillance video, but the lower court informed the parties it was unable to due to technical difficulty, and the customer failed to object, thereby waiving her argument. Affirmed.