Kansas woman sues Wal-mart for ‘early Black Friday’ trampling

FORT SCOTT, Kan. – A southeast Kansas woman who says she was knocked down and trampled during an “early Black Friday” promotion is suing Wal-mart for not doing enough to protect her.

Amanda DuVall of Fort Scott says she got to the local store at 5 p.m. on Nov. 28, 2013, to wait for the 8 p.m. sale of a $49.99 tablet.

She says at 8 p.m. she was suddenly thrust forward from behind, her body fell violently to the floor, her face struck the hard tile and other customers stomped on her.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports DuVall filed a lawsuit in state court in Bourbon County on Oct. 22, and Walmart had the case moved to federal court in Topeka on Nov. 14.

A Wal-mart spokesman says DuVall’s claims couldn’t be verified.

This story was originally published January 6, 2015 at 7:26 AM with the headline "Kansas woman sues Wal-mart for ‘early Black Friday’ trampling."