Trial begins in lawsuits linked to girl's stabbing in Target
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}An attorney for the family of a teenage girl who was stabbed by a homeless man in a Pennsylvania Target store says the retailer failed to provide enough security to prevent her from being wounded.
The comments were made Wednesday during open statements in a lawsuit against the retailer. The trial is expected to last two weeks and is a combination of three lawsuits.
Leon Walls was convicted in the 2013 stabbing and was sentenced to 10 to 20 years behind bars.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The girl's attorney says Target should have stopped Walls. But Target sued Walls and three men hailed as heroes for rescuing her, saying they created the situation by bringing a "street" dispute into the store.
Two of the three men have countersued Minneapolis-based Target.
The girl has recovered.