Randall v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Defendant Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (Wal-Mart), appeals from a judgment entered in the circuit court of Champaign County in favor of plaintiffs Ronald and Mary Randall. The jury awarded $1,075,000 to Ronald and $100,000 to his wife, Mary. After taking into account setoffs for prior settlements, judgment was entered on the jury verdicts against defendant in the amount of $649,981.85 for Ronald and $0 for Mary. This case involved recovery under the Structural Work Act (Act) (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1989, ch. 48, pars. 60 through 69) for injuries occurring on August 23, 1991.

The issues are whether (1)…