“Mom sues Target over ‘hazardous’ giant red balls outside store”

“A New Jersey mom is hitting Target right where it hurts with a $1.6 million lawsuit that claims her son was seriously injured while playing on one of the large, red, concrete balls that are situated outside many of its stores.” [New York Post]

More from B. Hill, in comments: “And then someone will sue Target for removing the balls and not having devices in place to prevent cars from crashing through the front doors.”

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  • And then someone will sue Target for removing the balls and not having devices in place to prevent cars from crashing through the front doors.

  • “The brightly colored balls are designed to prevent cars from driving up on the curb, Target says on its website.

    But [Venus, the hurt kid’s Mom] Costello claims they are an ‘extreme hazard’ to people and she says Target was negligent for not preventing kids from goofing around on them.”

    First observation: How can you disagree with a lady named “Venus”? (especially a Mom, who’s still called “Venus”).

    Second observation: She’s probably right. Those red balls are spaced so far apart that they won’t stop kiddie cars.

    Oh wait, the kid wasn’t in a kiddie car when hurt? That’s very different. Never mind.