Both parties in a personal injury lawsuit against Wal-Mart have agreed to go to mediation on April 27.  If the matter is not resolved at mediation, the Madison County Circuit Judge ordered the plaintiff’s to present their motion for a hearing.

A Madison County woman filed the lawsuit on December 8, 2010, naming three individuals after she fell in hole at Wal-Mart parking lot in Glen Carbon on July 15, 2010.  According to the lawsuit, she was loading her purchases into her car when she stepped into a hole in the parking lot.  She claims that because of this incident, she has suffered permanent injuries to her lower extremities, and suffered pain.  She has also suffered a disability that impairs to ability to earn a living, and has incurred medical costs due to the incident.

The individuals she has named in the lawsuit are responsible for maintaining the parking lot.  She claims they had not done their jobs correctly by allowing the hole to develop, and did nothing to barricade it or warn customers of its exsistence.