Walmart loses appeal over $1.39M award to woman injured by falling box at Farmers Branch store

An appeals court denied an appeal from Walmart to toss out a verdict awarding $1.39 million to a Texas woman injured by merchandise that fell from a shelf.

Dawn Bishop was shopping at a Walmart in Farmers Branch in July 2012 when a box that she estimated weighed 15 pounds fell on her head.

After the incident, she went to an urgent care facility and was diagnosed with a cervical strain and a head contusion. Bishop testified that she was still in pain after the incident despite lengthy physical therapy, steroid injections and visits to more than five doctors.

The original jury had found that a Walmart employee who was stacking shelves near Bishop was negligent and his negligence caused Bishop’s injury. The employee worked mainly as a cashier and testified he had not been trained to stock shelves.

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