Another great Walmart story brought to you courtesy of the "whats-in-it-for-me" crowd...
A Mt. Pleasant Township couple wants Wal-Mart to pay for foot and toe injuries they claim were caused by canned goods and condiments that tumbled from an overfilled plastic grocery bag.According to a two-count civil lawsuit filed Wednesday in Westmoreland County, Brenda and Ronald Sager contend a plastic bag they brought home from the East Huntingdon Township store last month was deficient and overstuffed.
The bag, which contained a 32-ounce jar of Miracle Whip, a 46-ounce bottle of ketchup, three 15-ounce cans of fruit, an 18-ounce bottle of ranch dressing and a 12-ounce bottle of mustard, broke open when the Sagers returned home and started to put away their groceries.
That's when the handle tore and the bottom of the bag broke, the Sagers claim
"... all of the contents of said small plastic bag immediately fell onto and struck the right ankle, foot and toes of the plaintiff, Brenda Sager," the lawsuit said.The 14-page complaint filed by attorney John Scales claims Brenda Sager suffered numerous injuries including cracked and damaged toenails. Brenda Sager also claims she sustained more serious permanent injuries and other physical problems, such as ligament damage and a broken right foot.
The Sagers contend Wal-Mart was at fault for her injuries. The store, they claim, failed to properly instruct and train its employees to correctly bag products, negligently provided a defective bag, recklessly overpacked the bag by placing in it too many heavy items, failed to double- or triple-bag the purchases, and placed Brenda Sager in a "position of peril."
She is seeking damages in excess of $30,000.
Her husband also is seeking that amount in damages, claiming that as a result of his wife's injuries he has been deprived of her attention and comfort and suffered a loss of consortium.
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January 10, 2004 01:22 AM
Look at you. . . again with the Wal-mart stories! Is there an insinuation hidden between the lines here that Wal-mart caters in a large way to the "fringe" elements of society? Has Wal-mart offended you in some personal way, or was it just too quirky to pass up? ;)
Just wondering & musing.
January 10, 2004 02:07 AM
LOL! Just too quirky to pass up. And perhaps it is true that the most interesting things happen at Wal-Mart? After all, more people go there on Sundays than to church... maybe?
January 10, 2004 12:19 PM
"After all, more people go there on Sundays than to church... maybe?"
OUCH! Probably sad but true!
January 11, 2004 02:28 PM
What's sad is I think I know these people.. :p
Gotta love people in PA.. Makes me glad I moved.. Though.. I feel sorry for that poor husband of hers.. I mean.. whaa! He's been deprived! Poor him .. Not getting -- attention -- from his wife.. Surely that's worth $30K.. ;)