Comments on: “Mom sues Target over ‘hazardous’ giant red balls outside store” https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/new-jersey-mom-sues-target-hazardous-giant-red-balls-outside-store/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:43:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: wfjag https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/new-jersey-mom-sues-target-hazardous-giant-red-balls-outside-store/comment-page-1/#comment-337099 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 17:43:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59536#comment-337099 “The brightly colored balls are designed to prevent cars from driving up on the curb, Target says on its website.

But [Venus, the hurt kid’s Mom] Costello claims they are an ‘extreme hazard’ to people and she says Target was negligent for not preventing kids from goofing around on them.”

First observation: How can you disagree with a lady named “Venus”? (especially a Mom, who’s still called “Venus”).

Second observation: She’s probably right. Those red balls are spaced so far apart that they won’t stop kiddie cars.

Oh wait, the kid wasn’t in a kiddie car when hurt? That’s very different. Never mind.

]]> By: Walter Olson https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/new-jersey-mom-sues-target-hazardous-giant-red-balls-outside-store/comment-page-1/#comment-337089 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:44:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59536#comment-337089 In reply to b. hill.

More on lawsuits over lack of bollards to prevent cars from crashing into stores:

http://overlawyered.com/2016/03/trial-lawyer-theory-crashes-of-cars-into-stores-are-store-owners-fault/

]]> By: b. hill https://www.overlawyered.com/2016/06/new-jersey-mom-sues-target-hazardous-giant-red-balls-outside-store/comment-page-1/#comment-337086 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 05:13:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=59536#comment-337086 And then someone will sue Target for removing the balls and not having devices in place to prevent cars from crashing through the front doors.

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