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UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT
SO UTH ERN DISTRICT OF FLOM A
17-81064-CV-ROSENBERG/HOPKINS
LOVEY LOV E H ARRIS
)
)
Plaintiff
) LH
)
)
V. ) Sep 25, 2017
APPLE INC. )
Defendant )
)
CO M PLA G T
Come now thePlaintiff, Lovey Love H arrisstatesthefollowing:
PARTIES AND A JRISDICTIO N
1. Plaintiffforalltimesm entioned herein wasand i
saresidentofSt LucieCounty, Stateof
.
Florida.Thiscourthassubjectmatterjmisdictionovertheclaimspresented in this
complaintunderU .S.
C.j1332becausePlaintiffisaresidentofFlorida .
2. Defendantisa corporation with itsprincipalplaceofbusinessin California and m aintains
3. Venueisproperin thatthecausesofaction ar
osein the Southern Distrid ofFlorida
pursuantto28U.S.C.j 1391.
4. Jurisdiction ofthisaction isconferredupon thiscourt
asthisaction asthereexists
com pletediversityofcitizenship and inthem atterin cont
$75,000. roversy exceedsthe sum of
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On oraboutJune 16, 2017 Plaintifflr c Y LOVE HARRIS wascaused and allo
wed to
sustainpersonalinjuriesduetothedangerousmetlwallfixturesatthtW ellington APPLE
INC.
store location of1030 W . ForestHillBoulevard, W ellington,FL.
2. Plaintifrarrived forageniusbarwork apm intmentto haveherlph
one repaired.
3. APPLE INC . employeeretrieved P hone case from walllocated attheApple Store
W ellington.
4. TheAppleInc. em ployeedropped a sharpm etalshelfbolderon thePlaintiffsleh arm
whilelocating aP honecaseforherlphone .
5. Thatata11timesherein m entioned, DefendantAPPLE INC m anaged theaforementioned
.
prem ises.
6. Thatata11timesherein mentioned, DefendantAPPLE INC . ownedtheaforem entioned
prem ises.
Thatatalltimesherein mentioned, D efendantAPPLE INC controlledthe
.
aforem entioned
prem ises.
8. Thatatalltimesherein m entioned, DefendantAPPLE INC . maintainedthe
aforementioned premises.
9. Thatatal1timesherein m entioned, DefendantAPPLE INC inspected theaforementioned
.
premises.
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10.Thatatalltim esherein m entioned DefendantAPPLE IN C
,
repaired theaforementioned
.
premises.
l1.Plaintiffatalltimesherein mentioned
, DefendantAPPLE INC . controlledthe
aforem entionedpremises.
12.Plaintifftr vEY LOVE IS'sinjuriesweredue solely tothenegligence ofthe
defendantwithoutany contributory negligen
ceon thepartofthe plaintiffherein .
13. Thatthedefendantwerenegligentin theo
wnership,m anagement control, m aintenance
,
inspection and repairoftheaforem entioned prem ises '
, in failing to m aintain said areain a
safe condition forthose lawfullyusingsame;i
n thatsaid condition rem ained atatim e
when thedefendnnts, itsagents, servants,and/employeesknew should have known th
at
an incident,such asthe instantincidentwould takeplace,in creating the hazardous
condition;in allowingthe dangerouscondition to
remain withoutrem edying sam e;in not
wam ing personsthreatofthe dangerousconditionth
en and thereexisting'
,in failing to
ensurea safeenvironm entforcustomers;and in causing theplaintiffto sustain serious
personalinjury.
14.DefendantAPPLE lNC ., its agents
, servants,em ployeesand/orlicensesin the ownership
,
operation,maintenance, controlandrepairand inspection ofthe walldispla
ysand
shelving;in failing totakethosestepsnecessaryt
o avoidtheaccidentherein withoutany
contributorynegligenceon the partoftheplaintiffh
erein.APPLE m C wasnegligent
.
in failing to properly maintain thewalldisplays
and shelvingand in failing to
follow theapplicableLawsoftheStateofFlorida.
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15.Thatby the foregoing, Plaintifflr vEY LOVE IS, wasseverely and seriously
injured;sufferedandwillcontinuetosufferpainandinjuly hasbecomelameand
disabledanduponinformationandbeliet willbepermanentlyinjured;thatshehasbeen
compelledto spend sumsofmoney and incurliability formedicalcareand treatm ent.
Uponinformationandbelietlwillberequiredtospendandincurliabilitythereforeinthe
future.
W HEREFORE,PlaintiftlLOVEY LOVE HARRIS, demandsjudgementagainstthe
defendantinanamotmttobedeterminedatthetimeoftrialinexcessofthejurisdiction
ofa1llowercourts,togetherwith thecostsand disbursem entofthisaction and such
other,further,anddiftkrentreliefastothisCourtmayseem justandproper .
Dated:Septem ber25,2017
Respectfully Submitted,
Lovey ovellarris
4702 .Paley Road
PortSaintLucie,FL 34953
Plaintiff& ro se
