Costco Gets Sued For Millions Over Freak Accident

In recent years, Costco has become an American favorite.

The membership warehouse club has popped up all over the United States and continues to grow.

The only complaint shoppers may have is the membership prices, but a woman in California has a bigger complaint than just membership prices.

A California woman has sued Costco for millions after a cabinet allegedly fell on her in the store.

CBS News had the key details:

A California woman is seeking millions in damages from Costco following an incident at one of the discount retailer’s stores that she claims left her with lasting injuries.

In a lawsuit filed in the Superior Court of Alameda on April 29, Sadie Novotny alleges she sustained “multiple, permanent and severe” injuries after a heavy liquor cabinet on display at a Costco Wholesale store in Santa Rosa fell on her “suddenly and without warning.”

Novotny was shopping at Costco with her husband on March 22 when the alleged incident occurred, according to the lawsuit. Novotny claims she suffered a closed head injury, or traumatic brain injury as a result.

Claude Wyle, an injury attorney and partner at Choulos, Choulos & Wyle who is representing Novotny, told CBS MoneyWatch that Novotny went to the emergency room after the incident and was diagnosed with a mild concussion. She continues to suffer from difficulty finding words, vision problems and headaches, he said.

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In a separate lawsuit, Costco is being sued over free shipping claims.

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Per Kiro 7:

A California woman has filed a class-action lawsuit against Costco, claiming the company misled customers by advertising “free shipping” online while quietly embedding shipping costs into product prices.

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The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington, alleges that Costco advertised shipping charges as “$0.00” on certain online purchases, when in fact the cost of shipping was bundled into the listed product price.

Plaintiff Christina Zaimi says she paid $250 more for a couch on Costco.com than she would have paid in-store, despite a promise of free delivery.

Costco has been in the news a lot lately and even has the TSA’s attention.

READ:

HILARIOUS: TSA Has A Message For Costco Members

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