Cynthia Jackson v. Target Corporation, No. 18-2410 (8th Cir. 2019)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Gruender, Bowman and Stras, Circuit Judges] Civil case - Torts. Defendants' summary judgment affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 18-2410 ___________________________ Cynthia Jackson lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant v. Target Corporation; Does, John Does 1 - 10 and XYZ Corporation lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellees ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Little Rock ____________ Submitted: February 26, 2019 Filed: March 1, 2019 [Unpublished] ____________ Before GRUENDER, BOWMAN, and STRAS, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. In this diversity action, Arkansas resident Cynthia Jackson appeals the district court’s1 adverse grant of summary judgment on her negligence claim. After careful 1 The Honorable James M. Moody Jr., United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. de novo review, we conclude that summary judgment was proper for the reasons stated by the district court. See W. Heritage Ins. Co. v. Asphalt Wizards, 795 F.3d 832, 836-37 (8th Cir. 2015) (reviewing grant of summary judgment de novo); see also Harvey v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 33 F.3d 969, 971 (8th Cir. 1994) (discussing the showing required in slip-and-fall cases under Arkansas law). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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