Date: 06-05-2025

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Angela Delores Saunders v. Home Depot, Inc.

Case Number: 2:20-cv-13337

Judge: Terrence G. Berg

Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (Wayne County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: Ernest Jarrett

Defendant's Attorney: Ridley Nimmo

Description: Detroit, Michigan personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liabiIn April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Angela Saunders went shopping at the Home Depot in Northville Township, Michigan. After selecting an item, she got in the check-out line. Home Depot had taken several measures to minimize the transmission of COVID-19. These measures included social distancing, which caused the check-out line to stretch into the front concourse of the store. Home Depot assigned an employee to direct customer check-out traffic. When Saunders was second in line, a woman approached the front of the line, seemingly unaware that it stretched into the front concourse. The employee directing customer traffic pointed her to the back of the line andthe opportunity to take a position in front of him. As the man backed up to allow the woman into the line, he stepped on Saunders’s foot and collided with her, causing her to fall and suffer injury. Saunders first sued Home Depot inlity negligence theory.

Outcome: Judgment in favor of the Defendant.

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