Negligence.
I. First element. General duty of care imposed to act as reasonable prudent person would in similar circumstances.
• The merchandise was not properly secured by the store employees. Camper’s Discount Warehouse has the duty to create inside the store a safe environment for its clients.
II. Second element. The breach of duty imposed by statute or by the application of the reasonable person standard.
• The store employee did not follow the correct procedures on how to properly secured the merchandise, in other words he acted negligently.
III. Third element. Causation. The element that connects the duty and the breach of duty to the injuries to the plaintiff.
• The store employee’s negligent behavior was the cause for Laura’s injuries.
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Fourth element. Damages.
• Past and future pain and suffering. (mental anguish)
-Laura is going to need therapy to help her overcome her fear of entering a store without the feeling of something falling on her.
-The memory loss she is suffering can wreck her personal life in different ways, and the life of those who support and love her. She could also lose her business as a result of her forgetting how to perform her