‘Not Liable’: Walmart Blames ‘Inattentive’ 9-Year-Old Boy Who Later Died After In-Store Accident with Metal Cart, Leading to Years-Long Seizures; Jury Awards Family $2.7M In Civil Suit

Update: The family of 9-year-old Saiy’Yah Allen won a bittersweet victory in court following a civil suit levied against retail giant Walmart. A jury awarded Saiy-Yah’s estate a total of $9 million, however the family may only receive $2.7 million as the jury found Walmart was only 30% responsible for the boy’s injuries. Previous Story: A Florida family is suing Walmart over the death of a 9-year-old boy whose life-altering injury occurred at their local megastore. The family of 9-year-old Saiy’Yah Allen took the retail giant to civil court, alleging that the store created a dangerous and unsafe condition that led to a serious head injury the boy sustained on Nov. 25, 2020 at a Walmart location in Fort Lauderdale. The family of nine-year-old Saiy’Yah Allen alleged in a federal lawsuit against Walmart that the retail giant is responsible for a permanent injury the boy sustained at a Fort Lauderdale store. (Photo: WTVJ Screenshot) In their lawsuit filed in 2022, family members said that Allen hit his head after walking into a metal stock cart, which is a wheeled trolly with multiple shelves used by warehouse or retail staff to replenish store inventory, that was left in the middle of...