Phillips v. BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc.

BY JUDGE CHARLES E. POSTON

This matter is before the Court upon the Defendants’ demurrer to the complaint. Having considered the parties’ submissions and argument of counsel, the Court sustains the demurrer as to Defendant Harris and overrules the demurrer as to Defendant BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc.

Factual and Procedural History

Consistent with familiar principles, the facts will be stated in the light most favorable to the Plaintiff. On April 18, 2006, Plaintiff Karen Phillips’ husband shot her on the property of her employer, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. This violent assault was the culmination of…