GOINS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC.

No. 2001-CC-1136.

800 So.2d 783 (2001)

Sylvia GOINS v. WAL-MART STORES, INC. and James Banks.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 28, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Anzelmo, Sr., Geoffrey J. Orr, Campbell, McCranie, Sistrunk, Anzelmo & Hardy, Metairie, Counsel for Applicant.

James E. Vinturella, Lewis & Caplan, New Orleans, Counsel for Respondent.


KIMBALL, J.*

In this case, Quiana Brown, a minor, was allegedly abducted from the parking lot of a Wal-Mart store, driven to a remote location and raped, and later returned to the same Wal-Mart parking lot. Her mother, Sylvia Goins, filed suit on her behalf. She claimed that Wal-Mart was negligent because, among other things, its security guards failed to take reasonable steps to prevent the alleged abduction. Wal-Mart moved for summary...

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