Schultz v. Walmart Inc.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION GERALDINE SCHULTZ and ROBERT SCHULTZ, No. 19-cv-03303 Plaintiffs, Judge John F. Kness v. WALMART, INC., Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER In April 2018, the late Geraldine Schultz1 slipped and fell—suffering multiple injuries—on the rain-slicked entryway of Walmart store No. 1681 in Mount Prospect, Illinois. Geraldine Schultz, along with her husband, Robert Schultz, sued Defendant Walmart, Inc. in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois on the theory that Walmart negligently allowed water to…