9th Circuit Reinstates Claims By Costco Shopper Injured When Bottle Shattered

Mealey's (September 21, 2020, 6:20 PM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A man injured by a bottle of Prosecco that fell off a conveyor belt at a Costco and shattered did not need to present expert testimony to support his arguments at the summary judgment stage, a divided Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals concluded Sept. 8, reversing and remanding for a jury's determination (Robert Johnson v. Costco Wholesale Corp., et al., No. 19-15233, 9th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 28375)....