Brent v. Walmart Inc.

In the United States District Court for the District of Kansas _____________ No. 20-cv-01158-TC _____________ MICHELLE BRENT, Plaintiff v. WALMART, INC., Defendant _____________ MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Michelle Brent slipped and fell at a Walmart in Topeka, Kansas. She filed this diversity suit for compensatory and punitive damages, alleging that Walmart acted wantonly in failing to maintain a safe envi- ronment. Walmart seeks partial summary judgment on Brent’s punitive damages claim under Kansas law. Docs. 108 & 109. For the following reasons, Walmart’s motion is granted. I A Summary judgment…