![]() The lights went out he stated he then hit a beam, ended up in the carpet area where he found anĪssociate and a customer, and then they all found their way back to the training room using a He ended up at the women’s bathroom, which was no longer there, so he held onto the women’sĪnother Home Depot employee, Joseph Cabalero, testified that he was running from the front entrance of the store to the training room area when Roof he stated that he used the flashlight on his phone to try to get back to the training room but When the store went dark and he felt the ground begin to shake and saw a growing hole in the Home Depot employee Jose Barbosa testified that he was standing near the kitchen and bath area The training room walls were leaning such that it was difficult to close the training room door. At that time, the store manager was standing near the registers at the frontĮntrance to the store and he immediately turned and ran in the dark straight to the training room īy the time he arrived at the training room, he stated the roof was coming off the building and Sounded, the store manager sent another page for all associates to go back to the training roomĪnd to ensure that all customers were back in the training room.Ī short time later he saw a spark at the front entrance, the power went out, and the front glassĭoors blew in. When the weather appeared to worsen, and shortly after the second tornado siren Refuge inside the Joplin Home Depot store up to the time the tornado struck. Individuals from the area surrounding the store attempted to take Management team members then posted to assigned areas of the store to maintain visualizationĪnd secure the entrances. Were aware that they needed to move to the back of the building to the training room. Home Depot management team conducted a sweep of the building to ensure that all customers Intercom for associates and customers to be aware that a weather event was happening. ![]() ![]() Tornado sirens went off for the first time, the Home Depot store manager sent a page over the Joplin Home Depot store met and monitored the developing weather conditions. Near the same vicinity as the body of Dean Wells, a Home Depot Employee, who was locatedĪpproximately 20 to 30 feet east of the decedents’ bodies, closer to the back of the store.Īs the tornado watches and warnings progressed on May 22, 2011, employees at the ![]() He testified that the decedents’ bodies were found Just inside the store, in a crouched position. Steve Cope testified that he saw theĭecedents’ bodies after the storm passed and the bodies were located at the base of the west wall, Southwest corner of the Joplin Home Depot store. Russell’s truck wasįound under the canopy in front of the lumbar entrance of the Joplin Home Depot store.īodies of Russell and his two children were later found under the west wall panel in the That he was going inside the Joplin Home Depot store with the children. Joplin, Missouri with her husband, Russell Howard, and their two children, Harli Howard, ageįive, and Hayze Howard, age nineteen months.Īfter they were finished eating, Edie headed toįreeman Hospital, where she was scheduled to work the night shift as a nurse. On May 22, 2011, Edie Housel ate dinner at McAllister’s Deli on Rangeline Road in The case was outlined in Harpool's decision: That Home Depot breached a duty that caused the decedents’ deaths. Upon review of the evidence and arguments provided, the Court finds Plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to allow a reasonable fact-finder to conclude There is sufficient evidence to show that Home Depot breached a legal duty owed to theĭecedents, and (2) whether there is sufficient evidence to show that any breach by Home Depot District Court for the Western District of Missouri, Judge Douglas Harpool said Edie Housel's attorneys did not provide sufficient evidence for the case to continue:ĭefendants’ motion for summary judgment turns on two disputed issues: (1) whether In his ruling, which was issued today in U. ![]() A federal judge granted summary judgment against a Joplin woman who was suing Home Depot following the loss of her husband and two children in the tornado. ![]()
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