Posted on 12/25/2020 6:01:00 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer
An 83-year-old Clackamas County woman suffered significant injuries as a result of a common practice by delivery drivers -- leaving a package on a porch without knocking on the home’s door or ringing the bell, a lawsuit claims.
Christa Hoven has filed a personal-injury complaint against Amazon, claiming the online retail giant is responsible for her tripping over a box.
After a brief March 14 visit with her son at his Happy Valley house, Hoven stepped out of the front door and tripped on a “shoebox-sized package that had been left just in front of (and below) the doorway,” the suit alleges.
Security-camera footage shows that during Hoven’s time in the house, a worker wearing an Amazon vest placed the package in front of the door and left without making any effort to notify the home’s occupants of the delivery, according to the complaint.
The suit continues:
“Of all the potential locations on the porch to leave the package, this location was foreseeably the one that would be hardest to see by someone exiting the house.”
After tripping over the box, Hoven fell and hit her head, the lawsuit states. She suffered a concussion, leading to “concentration and memory problems” and “constant head pain.” She also injured an elbow and a hand and now suffers from increased fear, according to the complaint.
The suit claims that Hoven’s injuries could have been avoided if the delivery person had placed the package in a “conspicuous location” on the porch or made an effort to notify the household of the delivery. Hoven is seeking damages of up to $75,000 for pain and suffering.
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Go to the store. A problem created by insisting the store be brought to you.
Any judge that allows this idiotic case to go forward should be removed from the bench.
Wonder when the defense during discovery asks for the rest of the video where it shows her falling down.
Then they got a case, if they only show the delivery, but not the accident the smell of shakedown will start to permiate the courtroom.
I’ve been saying for a long time that anyone who thinks Amazon will destroy traditional retail stores should consider what a “race to the bottom” looks like in online shopping.
A Merry Christmas to all those ambulance chasers out there!
These people are why we are in this mess. First the doctor who died because of mistreatment now this story of a person falling. May she break a leg every 6 months till she learns some gratitude.
So she wants it left in a more ‘conspicuous’ location, easier for the porch pirates to find it.?
I almost got in an accident because an idiot Amazon delivery driver had parked the van illegally in a traffic lane. An idiot in an oncoming vehicle swerved around the van into my lane. At least I had the sense to stand on my brakes to avoid both idiots.
I could have sued both Amazon and the other driver.
Surely those evasive manuvers caused your scalding cup of McDonalds coffee to spill on to your lap and wedding tackle...so don’t forget to include them in your civil suit. Big $$$
;>)
Another dumb ass lawsuit.. watch where you’re going.
I do hate when they don't knock. I never use my front door because I go through the garage. A package could sit there for weeks before I notice it.
Bozo probably has $75,000 in his change purse.
Why is this common practice???
Basically, she has to claim all these vague, nebulous injuries because the law in her state probably prevents her from doing what SHOULD be done in a case like this — namely, suing for punitive damages so that Amazon doesn’t do this crap anymore.
If you sued, it would have been an “idiotic” lawsuit!
I darned near tripped on a package UPS left on my steps.
I find it irritating that they don’t knock or ring the bell anymore. How much time does that take?
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she has a point. leaving a box directly under a door is asking for someone to step on it and get hurt
leave it to the side, or away from the door
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