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Target Settles Personal Injury Suit for $7M
This is a settlement for the Personal Injury lawsuit.
Department store owner and operator, Target Corporation, (Target), as well as a prominent mechanical door manufacturer, have agreed to pay $7 million to an 81 year-old woman injured when an automatic door at the Target store in Rosemont, Illinois, malfunctioned and knocked her to the ground. It is a record settlement in Cook County, Illinois, for a brain injury to a woman 60 years old or older.
On June 21, 2007, Claire Putman was entering the Target store located at 7000 Mannheim Road in Rosemont. As she walked through the entrance, the door malfunctioned and closed before she successfully maneuvered through the entry. Putman, a slight woman, was knocked over and hit her head when she fell to the ground. Her head was hit a second time by the door when it continued to open and close.
Putman was taken to Lutheran General Hospital and eventually diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. The bleed "blossomed" to the extent that she needed a craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma. As a result, she has suffered brain damage that has left her with some cognitive deficits. She has lived in a nursing home since the incident because of the injuries she sustained.
Prior to being injured, Putman was retired and living on a fixed income with her 59 year-old daughter, who was semi-dependent upon her for care.
Published on Oct-7-09
On June 21, 2007, Claire Putman was entering the Target store located at 7000 Mannheim Road in Rosemont. As she walked through the entrance, the door malfunctioned and closed before she successfully maneuvered through the entry. Putman, a slight woman, was knocked over and hit her head when she fell to the ground. Her head was hit a second time by the door when it continued to open and close.
Putman was taken to Lutheran General Hospital and eventually diagnosed with a subdural hematoma. The bleed "blossomed" to the extent that she needed a craniotomy and evacuation of the hematoma. As a result, she has suffered brain damage that has left her with some cognitive deficits. She has lived in a nursing home since the incident because of the injuries she sustained.
Prior to being injured, Putman was retired and living on a fixed income with her 59 year-old daughter, who was semi-dependent upon her for care.
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