KNEPP v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA GARY D. KNEPP, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 3:22-144 ) Judge Nora Barry Fischer WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P., ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In this premises liability case, Plaintiff Gary D. Knepp (“Knepp”) alleges that injuries he sustained on May 31, 2021 when he tripped over a low-lying pallet corner protruding from a watermelon display at the Clearfield, Pennsylvania store operated by Defendant Wal-Mart Stores East, L.P. (“Walmart”) were proximately caused by Walmart’s negligence.…