Gee | Post & Schell
PITTSBURGH – Family Dollar denies liability in an action brought forward by a Pittsburgh man, who claimed that a box or crate placed in his pedestrian path caused him to fall and sustain serious injuries.
Charles Lyles of Pittsburgh first filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 30 versus Family Dollar Stores of Pennsylvania, LLC of Chesapeake, Va. and Family Dollar Store No. 1982, of Pittsburgh.
Lyles averred he was shopping in the subject store on April 9, 2019, when the dangerous condition presented itself and the subject incident took place.
“This aforesaid dangerous condition consisted of a box/crate/tote and/or otherwise a dangerous trip hazard in a walkway and/or pedestrian pathway that created an unsafe, uneven condition upon the site and a neglect to have said situation fixed, repaired and/or otherwise properly remedied. As plaintiff was carefully and lawfully walked on the aforementioned area of
Christopher D. Gee | Post & Schell
PITTSBURGH – An Allegheny Court judge has denied objections made by Family Dollar that a Pittsburgh man injured in one of its stores did not adequately plead allegations of recklessness, and ordered the retailer to answer the complaint.
Charles Lyles of Pittsburgh first filed suit in the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas on Oct. 30 versus Family Dollar Stores of Pennsylvania, LLC of Chesapeake, Va. and Family Dollar Store No. 1982, of Pittsburgh.
Lyles averred he was shopping in the subject store on April 9, 2019, when the dangerous condition presented itself and the subject incident took place.
“This aforesaid dangerous condition consisted of a box/crate/tote and/or otherwise a dangerous trip hazard in a walkway and/or pedestrian pathway that created an unsafe, uneven condition upon the site and a neglect to have said situation fixed, repaired and/or otherwise properly remedied. As plaintiff was carefully an