Van Court
Walmart and one of its employees denies liability in a shopper’s suit alleging she suffered injuries when she tripped on a barrier placed at one of the entrances to the Wood River store last year.
Defendants Walmart Inc. and Glenn Masterson answered the complaint on April 26 through attorney Rebecca Van Court of DeFranco & Bradley PC in Fairview Heights, denying liability. The suit alleges Masterson operated, owned, managed, or maintained the Wood River Walmart where the alleged fall occurred.
In their affirmative defenses, the defendants argue that plaintiff Helen Forgy-Sawyer caused her own injuries by failing to keep a proper lookout and exercise due care for her own safety.