· 1/5/2004
Midgette v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Citations
- 317 F. Supp. 2d 550
- 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 359
- 2004 WL 45497
How courts have described this case
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- “As a general rule under Pennsylvania law, absent a pre-existing duty, a party cannot be held liable for the criminal actions of a third party unless that party assumed a duty, through some act of its own.”
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Judges: Van Antwerpen
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