Doe v. Walmart Stores, Inc. CA4/3
Plaintiff Jane Doe (Doe) appeals from a final judgment following the trial court’s order granting summary judgment to defendant Walmart Stores, Inc. (Walmart). Walmart employee Doe alleged Walmart negligently hired, retained, and supervised a fellow Walmart employee who sexually assaulted her after work hours, and outside the workplace. She further alleged Walmart was negligent in not warning her of her coworker’s criminal history. Walmart moved for summary judgment, arguing it owed no duty to discover or warn Doe of her coworker’s past criminal conduct, and that any failure to discover and warn Doe of his criminal history did not cause the injuries she suffered when she was off work and not in the workplace. The trial court granted the motion, finding that Doe had failed to produce evidence showing a disputed material issue of fact on either duty or causation. We agree with the trial court’s conclusions and affirm the judgment.
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