Mother says daughter was hurt at Walmart

A Jefferson County mother is suing over claims her minor daughter was injured at a Walmart store.

Beulah Reutiman, as next friend of A.M.H., a minor child, filed a lawsuit Sept. 24 in Jefferson County District Court against Walmart Stores Texas, citing negligence.

According to the complaint, A.M.H. was at the Walmart store on Memorial Boulevard in Port Arthur on May 10, when she slipped on a liquid on the floor and fell, sustaining serious injuries. The defendant is accused of negligence and gross negligence in allowing the dangerous condition to remain on the premises.

Reutiman seeks more than $200,000 in damages, including exemplary and punitive damages, medical expenses, interest and court costs. She is represented by attorney Ryan M. Schaper of Provost Umphrey Law Firm in Beaumont.

Jefferson County District Court case number: D-196143