A Kansas woman is suing discount chain Family Dollar after a roof collapsed, killing a 58-year-old man and injuring the plaintiff in addition to several other people, according to legal documents filed on August 1.
Tammy Martin was shopping at a Family Dollar location in Kansas City on July 27 when the roof suddenly collapsed, “falling directly onto” Martin and “crushing her.” "The heavy debris which fell onto Plaintiff caused severe and permanent injuries to Plaintiff's entire body, including but not limited to her head, face, neck, back, spine, pelvis, arms, hands, and legs," the lawsuit reads.
The suit claims that the collapse stemmed from a 2016 incident in which a car crashed into the Family Dollar store, which demolished one of the building’s support pillars. Allegedly, the pillar was never repaired. The suit also claims that store employees were warned that the roof “looked as if it was going to fall” shortly before it collapsed. Two days prior to the incident, a property violation report was filed with the Kansas City code enforcement office because the building appeared to be “tilting.”
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"Defendants knew or should have known The Store, including the roof, was not reasonably safe," the suit states. Because the issue was not remedied, the store “contained an unreasonably hazardous, dangerous, or deceptive condition and defect—namely a building that was not structurally sound and sagging roof."
Martin is seeking $25,000 in damages. The incident is currently under investigation by the Kansas City Police Department and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
"Based on our preliminary investigation, it appears Family Dollar and the property owner knew the building was not structurally safe and presented a serious danger to customers and the general public," Martin’s lawyer, James Stigall, told the Kansas City Star in a statement.
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