SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Sioux Falls woman who claimed she was injured when a customer driving a motorized shopping scooter collided with her has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, accusing the mega retail company of negligence in its instructions on how to operate the scooter.
Versella Grasz, 85, was shopping at a Walmart in Sioux Falls in June 2017 when the driver of the scooter struck her right side. The lawsuit filed this week in Minnehaha County said Grasz was brought to her knees in pain before she was taken to a hospital.
Walmart said it regrets Grasz was injured, but stated the customer operating the scooter was responsible for the woman’s injuries, the Argus Leader reported.
“We want all of our customers to have a pleasant shopping experience in our stories. We regret that Ms. Grasz was injured, however we do not feel that we did anything wrong,” according to a released statement from a Walmart spokesperson.
Multiple pages in the lawsuit list injuries and subsequent medical costs. Grasz went to the emergency room following the incident and has since incurred nearly $30,000 in medical bills, according to the suit.
The lawsuit also alleged Walmart was negligent because it is responsible for the upkeep, inspection and supervision of its motorized shopping carts, “so that plaintiff and the public could shop without being injured.” The suit stated that Walmart “knew or should have known” that by allowing “unskilled shoppers” to drive the carts around other customers that a “foreseeable dangerous condition” presented itself.
Grasz is seeking a “reasonable amount” to be decided by a judge or jury.
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Information from: Argus Leader, http://www.argusleader.com
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