A shopping trip turned into a nightmare for a Florida resident when a box of merchandise fell from a shelf, causing significant injuries. Lucien Carpentier filed a complaint against Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., on March 7, 2025, in the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County, Florida. The lawsuit accuses the retail giant of negligence that led to Carpentier's injuries.
The incident occurred on November 10, 2023, at a Dollar Tree store located at 1551 Missouri Avenue North in Largo, Pinellas County. According to the complaint, Carpentier was shopping as an invitee when a box fell from the top shelf onto his head, neck, and shoulders. This unexpected event caused him to fall violently to the floor. The plaintiff claims that Dollar Tree failed to maintain safe premises and did not adequately warn customers about potential hazards. The lawsuit outlines several alleged failures by Dollar Tree: not using reasonable care in maintaining store safety, failing to warn about dangerous conditions or concealed perils unknown to customers like Carpentier, improperly storing merchandise on shelves, and lacking proper inspection and maintenance procedures.
Carpentier's complaint emphasizes that the dangerous condition was either known to Dollar Tree or had existed long enough that they should have been aware of it through ordinary care. The plaintiff asserts that Dollar Tree had actual or constructive knowledge of this hazard but failed to take necessary actions to remedy it. As a result of these alleged negligent acts by Dollar Tree, Carpentier suffered severe bodily injury accompanied by pain and suffering—both physical and emotional—disability, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life’s pleasures due to hospitalization expenses incurred for medical treatment along with lost earnings capacity.
In seeking justice from the court system against Dollar Tree Stores Inc., Lucien Carpentier demands judgment for damages exceeding $50k exclusive interest fees costs alongside other relief deemed just proper including jury trial all issues triable case brought forth behalf represented Squires Ryan PLLC law firm based Tampa Florida headed Brien V Squires Esq whose contact details provided within document dated filing March seventh twenty twenty-five
Brien V. Squires is representing Lucien Carpentier in this legal battle against Dollar Tree Stores Inc., with Judge Ken Burke presiding over Case Number 25-001125-CI.