Retail safety has been a prominent legal concern for essential businesses that have remained open during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although retailers have attempted to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, many essential workers have fallen ill from COVID-19 on the job. As states begin to reopen and nonessential businesses open their doors, more and more retailers—big and small—are likely to find themselves the subjects of health and safety lawsuits.Â
If you’re preparing a premise liability lawsuit involving the wellbeing of retail workers or patrons, it’s critical to consult an expert in retail safety who can discuss the management of safety concerns in a workplace.Â
Retail safety expert witnesses can discuss:
Potential hazards presented by COVID-19 in a retail workplace
Preventative responsibilities for employersÂ
OSHA compliance for retail businesses
Violations of CDC guidelines for essential businesses
New safety protocols for reopening businesses
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This qualified expert received his BA in business administration from Saint Michael's College and has over 35 years of experience in retail wealth management. He is a certified trust financial advisor, a FINRA arbitrator, and a chartered advisor in philanthropy. He has served as a director for prestigious companies such as JPMogran Securities, RBC Wealth Management, and UBS Financial Services with over 17 years of experience in broker dealer field leadership positions....
This expert specializes in safety/loss prevention, training and facility maintenance, safety program design & development, and retail management. He has more than 20 years of experience serving with retail/wholesale industry leaders, including The Home Depot, Sears, Kohl's, and C&S Wholesale Grocers. Currently, this expert is the owner of a private retail safety consulting firm....
This expert has over 30 years of experience in the wine and spirits industry and is highly familiar with the global trends. Prior to establishing his own consultancy, he held senior positions at Pernod Ricard and Seagram. While Vice President of Marketing for Pernod Ricard Americas Travel Retail, he created the Marketing Department for this new company which, under his management, grew volume sales to over 1 million cases and over $20 million profit in the Americas Duty ...
This expert is a retired manager from the investor owned gas and electric utility Wisconsin Public Service Corporation. His 25 year career included key management positions in customer service, credit and collections, revenue cycle services, field operations and project management associated with the installation of an industry leading automated metering system. Prior to joining Wisconsin Public Service, this expert worked in the banking industry as a branch manager and ...
This retail security professional joined Walmart in 1980 and held increasingly senior loss prevention and security positions until leaving the company in 2016. Most recently, he was the Senior Director of Global Security Services, in charge of managing safety and security of 20,000 employees and 250,000 customers at U.S. locations. The expert is a member of the American Society of Industrial Security's Retail Loss Prevention Council and is an ASIS Certified Protection ...
This visual merchandising professional recently served as the Vice President of Visual Merchandising & Store Design for all Carter's and OshKosh B'gosh stores. He held this role from 2007 until 2016 and was responsible for the design and visual merchandising in 400 new stores. He also developed and trained field leaders in store merchandising standards. Previously, the expert served as an Associate Vice President of Visual Merchandising for Victoria's Secret and as the ...
This expert graduated from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Apparel Design & Merchandising, and she has 10+ years of experience in fashion merchandising. She began her career at Freeze CMI and then held increasingly senior merchandising roles at Cole Haan for nearly five years. The expert also served as the Director of Women's Merchandising for Handbags and Small Leather Goods at Kate Spade for a brief period in 2014 before becoming an independent product ...
This highly qualified expert has been responsible for hiring and training thousands of people and dozens of service providers for the companies that he has been in charge of and he has 20+ years of experience with big box retail establishments. He has been trained at Stanford University and at the Harvard Negotiation Institute and is a Director at the National Retail Federation. He is the former CEO at United Retail Group and the former Executive Vice President and Chief ...
This expert has more than 20 years of experience as a retail executive (Senior VP, Executive VP, Merchandise VP, and President) with Macy's, Bloomingdales, the U.S. division of a major dutch retailer Steinbach, and more. He has also spent 18 years as a financial advisor, equity analyst, and investment banker. He earned a BS in Retail Management/Marketing from Drexel University and has authored multiple publications in the retail finance space....
This expert is a partner in a large independent public accounting firm, where he serves as the leader of the firm's National Retail/Consumer Products industry group. He provides consulting services in the apparel, manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries....
This qualified expert has more than 20 years of experience in safety compliance with more than 10 years in managing supermarket and retail location safety. He previously worked at Winn-Dixie Stores as a District Manager and Division Safety Director. He holds several certifications from various associations including the National Association of Safety Professionals and the National Safety Council in Principles of Occupational Safety & Health. He was also formerly acted as ...
This highly qualified expert has over 20+ years experience directing food stamp programs. Former positions include Regional Food Stamp Program Director, Administrator Review Officer, EBT Project Director, and EBT Regional Implementation Manager. He has directed over 200 regional and field office staff involved in state agency policy support and food retailer management. He has adjudicated administrative appeals for food retailers participating in the Food Stamp Program ...
In early August 2020, Nevada lawmakers passed a controversial bill to issue COVID-19 health protections within the state’s hospitality industry. Senate Bill 4, signed into law by Governor Steve Sisolak on August 11, 2020, provides a number of health and…
On August 5, 2020, an Illinois woman filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Macy’s for its alleged use of facial-recognition software, Clearview AI, to identify shoppers in Chicago stores. Filed in the Northern District Count of Illinois, the complaint…
Tenants, visitors and vendors who enter upon commercial properties are entitled to the presumption of safety when traversing public spaces. They should, and do, expect that the owner of that property, by making it accessible to the public, will maintain…
On January 12th, 2016, a Party City store in Boca Raton, Florida had rows of metal display fixtures collapse in a “domino effect.”. This led to several customers suffering severe injuries. In cases like this, it can be unclear who…
Personal injury cases often involve accidents at retail stores, and with the growth of “big box” retail stores and wholesale clubs like Walmart, Target, Costco, BJ’s and Home Depot, personal injury lawsuits involving these one-stop-shop giants have become more common…
Court: United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Sheetz v. Wal-Mart Stores, East, L.P. Citation: 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 193469 The court agrees with the defendant’s argument. The expert is highly qualified in…
Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, El Paso Division Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Maes v. Lowe’s Home Ctrs. LLC Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 127513 In this premises liability case, a rack of rakes fell…
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Yazujian v. PetSmart Citation: 729 Fed. Appx. 213 Facts In the initial trial, the plaintiff alleged she slipped and fell on a water puddle in a…
This case involves a defendant company that designed and manufactured large-scale retail sporting goods, such as goal posts. The plaintiff was a big box retailer that had a long-standing relationship with the defendant as a vendor of its products. The…
This case involves a manufacturer of eco-friendly facial products sold by an e-commerce retailer. The e-commerce company hired a logistics firm to transport and distribute at least $1 million worth of facial products from Canada to California. While en route,…
Court: United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York Jurisdiction: Federal Case Name: Bennett v. Target Corp. Citation: 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 189067 In this personal injury case, the plaintiff Sharon Bennett broke her foot after she…
This case involves an incident that occurred in retail pharmacy. The day before the incident, a woman wearing a hoodie and sunglasses came into the pharmacy and stole baby formula. Although the woman was caught on camera, police were not…
This case involves a man who was injured when several boxes fell from a mounted floor display as he was selecting one. As he went to select one of the boxes on the top shelf, several of them follow causing…
This case involves alleged misconduct by a large online retailer. An expert with specific experience working in businesses that allow users upload material, such as videos, pictures, or music, or post items for sale to a website (such as eBay, YouTube, Vimeo,…