BATTLE v. OLD NAVY LLC

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOY BATTLE, Case No. 2:21-cv-03238-JDW Plaintiff , v. OLD NAVY, LLC, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM Joy Battle alleges that Tanya Byrd assaulted her when Ms. Byrd threw a metal shelf at Ms. Battle while Ms. Battle was shopping, and Ms. Byrd was working, at an Old Navy store. To no one’s surprise, this led to a lawsuit. Ms. Battle seeks to recover from Ms. Byrd, from Ms. Byrd’s employer, Old Navy LLC, and from Old Navy’s corporate affiliate The Gap, Inc. Old Navy removed the case to this Court on the theory that Ms.…