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Article: $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed In Suspected Shoplifter's Death.(Rite Aid Corp. sued)(Brief Article)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- April 30, 2001
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The family of a Detroit woman who died after she was held for suspected shoplifting has filed a $1 billion wrongful death lawsuit against the Rite Aid drugstore chain.
Alwanda Gail Person-Jackson, 36, died at the drugstore after she struggled with security guards and store personnel when she tried to leave with what was believed to have been a shoplifted Conair hair product and cheap cigars.
According to police, Person-Jackson walked out of the eastside Rite Aid and a female security guard followed her to a van, where a scuffle broke out, reports the Detroit News.
The suit alleges that Person-Jackson was "physically dragged" back into the store ...