A man is suing Walmart for injuries he claims he sustained after being struck by a car in the parking lot.
Shaher Alwaisi filed a lawsuit Oct. 9 in Cook County Circuit Court against Walmart, citing negligence.
According to the complaint, Alwaisi was a customer at a Walmart store at 200 S. Bolingbrook Drive in Bolingbrook on April 22, 2008, when he was struck by a car while walking in the parking lot.
He claims he sustained serious and permanent injuries to his right leg. The suit alleges that Walmart was negligent in failing to erect a barrier between the parking lot and the store.
Alwaisi is suing for damages in excess of $50,000. He is being represented in the case by The Schwartz Firm.
Circuit Court of Cook County Case No. 2013L011198.
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Walmart sued after a shopper is hit in the parking lot
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