Legal Question in Consumer Law in Massachusetts
shopping cart damage liability
Are stores liable for damage to cars caused by shopping carriages in store parking lots?
Asked on 8/09/06, 3:00 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
henry lebensbaum
Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)
Re: shopping cart damage liability
Not necessarily. If some person has been the cause of the damage done by the carriage, then it is their fault. If the store somehow assumed responsibility for the care of the carriages in the parking lot, and part of this was to periodically remove the offending carriages, and they failed to do so in a timely fashion, there could be liability. It is not a slam dunk. Should you have any more questions, call me at my office.
Answered on 8/09/06, 3:34 pm