Legal Opinion
Estate of Gustafson Ex Rel. Reginella v. Target Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 18, 2016No. Docket 15-1589-cvPublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:
On June 22, 2008, Evelyn ^Gustafson, plaintiffs decedent, went shopping at a Target store. While shopping, the seventy-six-year-old woman attempted to use a restroom made available for elderly and disabled individuals and, upon entering the restroom, fell. ■ Gustafson was then taken to a hospital and found to have fractured her hip. On July 25, 2008, Gustafson brought suit against Target in the Eastern District of New York, asserting that she fell as a result of Target’s negligence in maintaining the bathroom door, which, her complaint alleged, closed with' excessivé…
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