Legal Opinion
Shirley K. Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 26, 2000No. 99-6348PublishedCited by 273 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOWD, District Judge.
I. Introduction
This case arises out of injuries suffered by Shirley K. Rogers when she tripped and fell on a wooden pallet located in the aisle of a Wal-Mart store in Memphis, Tennessee. Rogers contends that employees of Wal-Mart acted negligently in leaving the pallet in a shopping area.
On October 17, 1997, Rogers filed a complaint in Tennessee state court asserting her negligence claims and seeking approximately $950,000 in damages. On November 18, 1997, Wal-Mart answered and removed to the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on the…
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