Sams v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Judge Harold R. Banke.

Audrey Sams sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. a/k/a Wal-Mart Discount Cities (“Wal-Mart”) for personal injuries allegedly sustained in a Wal-Mart store. Sams appeals the summary judgment awarded to Wal-Mart.

Viewed in the light most favorable to Sams, the evidence was as follows. While Sams and her husband were shopping in the housewares department for a popcorn popper, two boxes of cookware allegedly struck Sams from behind. Sams asserted that two heavy boxes knocked her to the floor, causing her to fall heavily on her left side, shoulder, hand and wrist. She claimed that her…