ABBATE v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA MONICA LEE ABATE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 1:17-cv-288-SPB ) WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P. ) d/b/a WAL-MART STORE #2561, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION This civil action arises from an incident in which Plaintiff, Monica Lee Abate, was injured while on the premises of Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P., d/b/a Wal-Mart Store #2561 (“Walmart” or “Defendant”). During the course of the litigation, Wal-Mart made a settlement offer and memorialized that offer in a Release Agreement that Plaintiff ostensibly…