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.
Glisson
EDWARDSVILLE A woman claims Walmart and a fencing company placed unsafe barriers on the sidewalk outside of a store in Wood River, causing her to trip and suffer injuries.
Helen Forgy-Sawyer filed a complaint Feb. 3 in the Madison County Circuit Court against Walmart Inc., Glenn Masterson and National Rent-A-Fence, alleging negligence.
The plaintiff claims in her suit that she was at the Walmart located on Wesley Drive in Wood River on May 28, 2020. She alleges that there was a barrier with legs sticking upward on the sidewalk which caused her to trip and fall. As a result, she claims she suffered injuries to her face, finger and side, including bruising and cuts.