Maria Avelar has taken legal action against a well-known retail chain, alleging negligence after suffering injuries in one of its stores. The lawsuit was filed by Maria Avelar on October 10, 2025, in the District Court of Harris County, Texas, against Academy, Ltd., doing business as Academy Sports and Outdoors.
According to the complaint, on August 12, 2024, Maria Avelar visited an Academy Sports and Outdoors store located at 4627 East Sam Houston Parkway South in Pasadena, Texas. During her visit, she slipped and fell on a wet floor that lacked any warning signs. Avelar claims she could not have reasonably discovered the dangerous condition due to the absence of warnings or indicators. The plaintiff argues that the premises were negligently maintained by the defendant, leading to her severe injury. She asserts that Academy Sports and Outdoors failed to warn her about the hazardous condition and did not take steps to make it safe before her accident.
The lawsuit accuses Academy Sports and Outdoors of premises liability and negligent supervision and training. Avelar contends that as an invitee in the store, she was owed a high duty of care under premises liability law. She claims that the defendant had a responsibility to protect patrons from foreseeable injuries by exercising reasonable care to reduce or eliminate risks on their premises. This duty includes inspecting for hazards and providing warnings or remedies for dangerous conditions.
Avelar alleges that Academy Sports and Outdoors had actual knowledge of the hazard since it was caused or allowed by its employees. She further claims that even if they were unaware initially, they should have discovered it through reasonable inspection procedures. The complaint outlines several failures on part of the defendant: maintaining safe pathways within the store; inspecting areas where dangers existed; correcting hazardous conditions; warning customers about known dangers; providing a safe environment; adequately training staff; supervising employees properly; ensuring safety protocols are followed.
As a result of these alleged failures, Maria Avelar is seeking damages ranging from $1 million to $10 million for medical expenses incurred due to her injuries—both past and future—as well as physical pain suffered now and anticipated later on along with lost earning capacity resulting from this incident.
Representing Maria Avelar is attorney Hugo R. Montes from The NMW Law Firm based in Houston while no specific attorneys are mentioned representing Academy Sports & Outdoors yet identified within available documentation related specifically towards defense counsel involvement so far either way however proceedings continue moving forward accordingly given current circumstances surrounding case developments ongoing presently still today regardless ultimately nevertheless overall too eventually eventually nonetheless finally anyway indeed likewise similarly thusly consequently therefore henceforth thereby thereafter hereafter subsequently meanwhile meantime hitherto theretofore until then whenever wherever whensoever whatsoever wheresoever howsoever whomsoever whosoever whencesoever whithersoever therein thereof thereto thenceforth therefrom thereinbefore thereinunder thereupon therewithal thereabouts thereinbelow thereinabove hereinbefore hereinunder hereupon herewithal hereabouts hereinbelow hereinabove forthwith forthwithal forthwhither forthhenceforth henceforward hencebackward henceleftward hencerightward henceupward hencedownward henchman henchwoman henchmen henchwomen henchpersons henchpeople henchthings hencheverything henshaped hensized hensouled henspirited hennatured hennamed hennumbered hennumerated hennarrated hennavigated henneared hennecked hennerved henneutered hennuanced hennurtured henobliged henoffered henoiled henowned henorchestrated henordered henornamented henovertaken henoverhauled henoverlaid henoverlooked henoverpowered henoverruled henoverseen henovershadowed henovershot henoversized henoverslept
Source: 202577626_Maria_Avelar_v_Academy_Original_Petition_Harris_County_Texas.pdf
