Beatty V. Lowe's Home Centers Llc Et Al

Case Background

Kenneth Beatty filed a premises liability case against Lowe's Home Centers after a piece of wood on a high shelf fell on his left arm, causing injuries. The case was filed in the United States District Court, Massachusetts. Judge Allison D. Burroughs presided over this case. [Case number: 1:23cv10255]

Cause

On May 8, 2020, Kenneth Beatty visited the Lowe’s store at 350 Cochituate Road in Framingham, Massachusetts. Lowe’s owned and operated the store at that location. While shopping, Mr. Beatty suffered an injury caused by the negligence of Lowe’s and its employee, John Doe, acting within his employment scope, who operated a forklift in the store’s aisles. During the incident, the forklift struck a large, unsecured piece of wood stored on a high shelf. The impact caused the wood to fall and hit Mr. Beatty’s left arm with significant force.

Injury