LOUDOUN COUNTY, Va. (WDCW) – A woman has filed a lawsuit against Outback Steakhouse, saying she suffered serious injuries after slipping on mashed potatoes at a Virginia restaurant. She is seeking $1.5 million, according to court documents.
Tracy J. Renshaw initially filed a civil lawsuit in Loudoun County Circuit Court in 2025, records show. The company requested that the case be moved to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Alexandria Division, this year.
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According to the complaint, the incident took place on May 14, 2023, at the Outback Steakhouse in Sterling, Virginia. That restaurant location is no longer in operation.
Renshaw said she and her family were dining at the restaurant when she stood up from their table to go to the restroom. While she was on her way there, Renshaw alleges that “she stepped on a slippery foreign substance, which appeared to be mashed potatoes.” Renshaw said she fell, face forward, onto the floor…