Wanda Birdsong went shopping at the Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Wal-Mart. She bought some items and began to exit

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Wanda Birdsong went shopping at the Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Wal-Mart. She bought some items and began to exit the store along with several other customers. A theft control device set off a sensor alarm. A Wal-Mart employee asked all the customers to reenter the store and, after inspecting their bags, she asked them to walk through the sensor alarm one at a time. The only one who triggered the sensor alarm a second time was Birdsong. After a second search, Birdsong was asked to pass through the alarm a third time. Again the alarm was activated. Birdsong claims that the Wal-Mart employee then told her to sit down and stay at an area near the front door entrance where a shopping cart was placed to block her from leaving. A supervisor then determined that Birdsong's purse was tripping the alarm, whereupon Birdsong volunteered to let them search the purse. The Wal-Mart employees declined, saying they were not allowed to do so. Birdsong claims she was detained another 15 minutes until the store manager arrived and told her she was free to go. Birdsong claims that she was detained a total of 45 minutes and that she was humiliated by her placement at the front of the store. Wal-Mart claims her detention lasted no more than 30 minutes and was reasonably conducted. Would the shopkeeper's privilege protect Wal-Mart from Birdsong's false imprisonment and intentional infliction of emotional distress lawsuit?
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Understanding the Law

ISBN: 978-0538473590

6th edition

Authors: Donald L. Carper, John A. McKinsey

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