HOUSTON – A lawsuit claiming a man died from his injuries after being robbed in the parking lot of a Houston Kroger has been set for trial in May 2022.
Seeking more than $1 million in damages, Animesh and Prashant Solanki, co-executors of the Estate of Arjunlal Solanki; and Jashavanti Solanki filed a complaint on Jan. 14 in Harris County District Court against Kroger Texas LP.
The plaintiffs allege in their complaint that while leaving the Kroger grocery store on Jones Road in Houston on Jan. 25, 2019, Arjunlal Solanki was robbed at gunpoint and pistol-whipped in the head.
The plaintiffs claim he suffered an "intracerebral hemorrhage" that required emergency medical treatment. They further allege Arjunlal Solanki's brain injury "ultimately resulted" in his death three months later. They claim Kroger is negligent for failing to "provide property security measures" and that the defendant should have known about the previous "violent and/or similar crimes" that took place in the area near the store.
Court records show that a docket control order was entered in the case on May 18, setting the case for trial on May 2, 2020.
Back in February, Kroger filed a motion to leave, arguing that it ought not be made responsible for the conduct of the responsible third parties.
The plaintiffs are represented by Ty Gibson and Brett Hill of Gibson Hill Personal Injury in Houston.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-02203