A Kmart customer has won a huge settlement against the shopping giant after a mountain bike fell on him inside a store.
Rita Marmara, 64, was injured at the self-checkout at the Kmart store in Woy Woy, on the New South Wales Central Coast, in September 2018 when a large box containing a mountain bike fell on her. behind.
The grandmother, from Sydney, took Kmart to the New South Wales District Court, where she claimed $743,971 in damages to cover medical bills and loss of income.
She told the court she had two operations after the incident and that her neck and shoulder pain had prevented her from continuing to work at a care home.
On Tuesday, the New South Wales Supreme Court dismissed Kmart’s appeal and ordered the store to pay Ms Marmara $624,775.60 plus costs.
More to come.
Rita Marmara (pictured), 64, was injured at the self-checkouts at the Kmart store in Woy Woy, on the New South Wales Central Coast, in September 2018 when a large box containing a bicycle mountain fell on him from behind.