Cuttitta v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP et al, 3:23-cv-02074, No. 1 (M.D.Pa. Dec. 14, 2023)

Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document 1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 1 of 14
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`ANGEL MAET. WEBBY-ZOLA, ESQUIRE
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`IF YOU WISH TO DEFEND AGAINST THE
`YOU HAVE BEEN SUED IN COURT.
`CLAIM SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES, YOU MUST TAKE ACTION
`WITHIN TWENTY (20) DAYS AFTER THIS COMPLAINT AND NOTICE ARE
`SERVED BY ENTERING A WRITTEN APPEARANCE PERSONALLY OR BY
`ATTORNEY AND FILING IN WRITING WITH THE COURT YOUR DEFENSES OR
`OBJECTIONS TO THE CLAIMS SET FORTH AGAINST YOU.
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`WARNED THATIF YOU FAIL TO DO SO THE CASE MAY PROCEED WITHOUT
`YOU AND A JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOUR BY THE COURT
`WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE FOR ANY MONEY CLAIMED IN THE
`COMPLAINT OR FOR ANY OTHER CLAIM OR RELIEF REQUESTED BY THE
`PLAINTIFF. YOU MAY LOSE MONEY OR PROPERTY OR OTHER RIGHTS
`IMPORTANT TO YOU.
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`Rosemarie Cuttitta,
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`Plaintiff
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`WAL-MARTSTORESEAST,
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`Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (hereinafter “WALMART”)is a
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`limited partnership organized and existing underthe lawsof the State of Delaware with
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`Defendant, Walmart, Inc. (hereinafter “WALMART”)is a Delaware
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`corporation with its principal place of business in Arkansas and the 100% sole owner of
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`Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP (hereinafter “WALMART”)through various
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`wholly-owned operating entities as follows: Defendant, Walmart Inc. (hereinafter
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`“WALMART’)is the sole owner of Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores East, LLC, (hereinafter
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`“WALMART”) whichis an Arkansaslimited liability company with its principal place of
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`business in Arkansas. Defendant, Wal-mart Stores East, LLC is the sole owner of
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`Defendant, WSE Management, LLC (hereinafter “WALMART”) and WSEInvestment,
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`whoseprincipal places of business are in Arkansas. Defendant, WSE Investment, LLC is
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`the 99% ownerand limited partner of Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores East, LP. WSE
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`Management, LLC is the 1% ownerand general partner of Defendant, Wal-Mart Stores
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`East, LP.
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document 1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 4 of 14
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`Atall times relevant to this Complaint, the Defendants owned, maintained,
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`it is situate at 900 Commerce Blvd, Dickson City, Pennsylvania 18519.
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`Atall times relevant to this cause of action, the Defendants were
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`conducting and continues to conducta retail sales business in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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`7.
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`This Court has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A.
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`Section 1332 on account of complete diversity of citizenship between the Plaintiff and
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`Defendants, as well as the amountin controversy.
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`Venueis properin this District under 28 U.S.C 1391(B) in as muchasthe
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`events giving rise to these claims occurred within this District.
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`FACTUAL BACKGROUND
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`On or about May 28, 2022, Plaintiff, Rosemarie Cuttitta was a business
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`Dickson City, Pennsylvania 18519.
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`Atall times material hereto, Defendants, WALMART,acted and/orfailed
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`to act in their corporate capacity and by and through its duly authorized agents, servants,
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`workmen, employees and/or contractors, who were acting within the course and scope of
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`their employment(s) and/or authority(ies); said agency including, but not limitedto,
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`actual, implied, apparent and/or ostensible agency; and byvirtue of said agency,atall
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`times material, Defendants, WALMART,is also vicariously liable for the negligence and
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`At all material times, Defendants acted by and throughtheir daily
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`Ator about the aforementioned date and time, Defendants’ agent,
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`employee, workmen, and/or representative negligently, recklessly, and negligently caused
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`the cart machine to violently ram a row ofcarts into the back of the Plaintiff while she
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`wasretrieving her own cart.
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`At or about the aforementioned date and time, while a patron at the
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`aforementioned Walmart Retail Store, Plaintiff was caused to be violently hit by a long
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`row of carts operated by the Defendants’ agent, employee, workmen, and/or
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`representative causing injuries, losses and damages moreparticularly described herein.
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`injury, Defendants, Walmart had constructive and/or actual notice that similar incidents
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`have occurred previously.
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`Atall times relevant to this cause of action, the Defendants knew,or in
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`exercise of reasonable care, should have known ofthe similar prior incidents causing
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`injury to other businessinvitees.
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`COUNT 1: BATTERY
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`PLAINTIFF V. DEFENDANTS
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`Plaintiff incorporates herein by reference the allegations set forth in
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`17.
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`The wrongful act of the Defendants’ employee, in pushing the row ofcarts
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`into and striking the Plaintiff, was a nonconsensual touching anda tortious battery under
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`As the result of the tortious battery committed by Defendants’ employee,
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`for whom the Defendants are vicariously liable, the Plaintiff was violently struck from
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`behind, causing a fracture of her right femur, suffer injuries and damages stated more
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`WHEREFORE,Plaintiff demands judgment against the Defendants in an amount
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`in excess of $75,000.00 plusthe costs of this suit, including reasonable attorney’s fees,
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`and delay damages.
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`COUNTI: NEGLIGENCE
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`PLAINTIFFS V. DEFENDANTS
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`Plaintiff incorporates herein by referencedthe allegations set forth in
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`At all times material hereto, Plaintiff was a businessinvitee, lawfully upon
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`Defendants, Walmart’s premises.
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`21.
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`Atall times material hereto, Defendants, Walmart, owed Plaintiff a duty to
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`dangerous conditions at the premises that threatened the health and safety of Plaintiff.
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`Defendant, Walmart, breached said duty as morefully set forth herein.
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`At all times material hereto, Plaintiff acted in a reasonable and prudent
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`and time and place of the manner and wasfree from any comparative negligence.
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`At all times material hereto, Plaintiff did not assumethe risk of injury.
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`Atall times relevant hereto, the Defendants’ agent, servant, employee,
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`and/or representative who pushedthe line of carts and struck the Plaintiff on the date and
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`time, and place of the afore-described incident in the Defendants’ Dickson City Walmart
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`store, was utilizing equipment owned by the Defendants in the course and scope of his
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`employment for the Defendants, and was charged with utilizing and operating the
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`Defendants’ equipmentin a safe manner.
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`The incident between the Defendants’ employee and the Plaintiffs as
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`were cause by and werethe direct, legal and proximate result of the negligent and
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`directly and proximately resulted from the negligence of Defendants, which conduct
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`Operating and pushing the stock cart and line of carts with
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`contact with said stock cart;
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document 1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 8 of 14
`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 8 of 14
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 9 of 14
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`Defendants, Walmart, premises when Defendant knewor should have
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`That solely as a result of the negligence of the Defendants as aforesaid,
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`Plaintiff suffered severe, painful, permanent and disabling injuries including, but not
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document 1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 10 of 14
`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 10 of 14
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`Any other injuries to be identified prior to trial.
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`and continuing injuries and conditionsof the Plaintiff, ROSEMARIE CUTTITTA,she
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document 1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 11 of 14
`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 11 of 14
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`life, social, familial and recreational, and a claim is madetherefore.
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`Case 3:23-cv-02074-JFS Document1 Filed 12/14/23 Page 12 of 14
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