A California pistillate is seeking millions successful damages from Costco pursuing an incidental astatine 1 of the discount retailer's stores that she claims near her with lasting injuries.
In a suit filed successful the Superior Court of Alameda connected April 29, Sadie Novotny alleges she sustained "multiple, imperishable and severe" injuries aft a dense liquor furniture connected show astatine a Costco Wholesale store successful Santa Rosa fell connected her "suddenly and without warning."
Novotny was buying astatine Costco with her hubby connected March 22 erstwhile the alleged incidental occurred, according to the lawsuit. Novotny claims she suffered a closed caput injury, oregon traumatic encephalon wounded arsenic a result.
Claude Wyle, an wounded lawyer and spouse astatine Choulos, Choulos & Wyle who is representing Novotny, told CBS MoneyWatch that Novotny went to the exigency country aft the incidental and was diagnosed with a mild concussion. She continues to endure from trouble uncovering words, imaginativeness problems and headaches, helium said.
Novotny is suing Costco for wide negligence, premises liability and products liability. Wyle said his lawsuit is seeking millions successful damages.
Wyle said Costco has a video of the alleged incidental that has not been released to him, and which helium apt won't spot until the ceremonial find play of the lawsuit.
Costco did not instantly respond to CBS MoneyWatch's petition for comment.
In her complaint, Novotny claims Costco acted negligently by failing to hole the unsafe conditions that led to the alleged incident. The suit besides alleges that the discount retailer failed to adequately bid its employees to decently support merchandise and that each 1 bears immoderate blasted for Novotny's injuries.
"The negligent behaviour of defendants and each of them was a important origin successful causing plaintiff's injuries," the suit reads.
The suit was moved to the U.S. District Court for Northern California past week astatine the petition of Cosco, Wyle said.
Mary Cunningham is simply a newsman for CBS MoneyWatch. Before joining the concern and concern vertical, she worked astatine "60 Minutes," CBSNews.com and CBS News 24/7 arsenic portion of the CBS News Associate Program.
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