Takano C. was shopping at Costco when she hit a pole that was part of a display canopy, injuring her right eye and nose.
When she later filed suit, both the Suffolk County Supreme Court and the Appellate Division, Second Department, were of the view that the lady didn’t have a viable personal-injury claim as the presence of the canopy (and its supporting poles) was “open and obvious and not inherently dangerous.”
That sure cost her.
To view a copy of the Appellate Division’s decision, please use this link: Calise v Costco Wholesale Corp.