A Lowe’s Residence Enchancment worker flooded a lady’s Presque Isle residence three completely different occasions whereas putting in and the corporate didn’t repair a number of points, a lawsuit stated.
Then-Presque Isle resident Lillian Ainsley entered a contract in November 2022 with Lowe’s and East Coast Flooring to put in laminate flooring all through her residence. However the flooring was incorrectly and incompletely put in, resulting in water injury and Ainsley being injured, in keeping with the lawsuit.
Ainsley needed to spend greater than $18,000 to repair the problems brought on by the corporate, which has refused to repair the issues, the swimsuit stated.
The lawsuit, initially filed in Aroostook County Superior Court docket earlier than it was moved to U.S. District Court docket in Bangor on Thursday, alleges the businesses engaged in shopper fraud and misleading enterprise practices, in addition to acted with negligence that resulted in Ainsley being bodily injured. It doesn’t ask for a certain quantity of damages.
Lowe’s has not but filed a response however did pay the submitting payment to maneuver the lawsuit to federal courtroom.
The flooring installer, who’s a Lowe’s worker on the Presque Isle retailer, flooded the laundry room of Ainsley’s home three completely different occasions, the lawsuit stated. Lowe’s didn’t try to supply any water injury restoration or repairs.
Ainsley needed to take away a whole pine wall, trim and baseboards due to the water injury, the lawsuit stated.
The remainder of the flooring in her home was put in incorrectly or not accomplished in any respect in some areas, the lawsuit stated. Some components that had been put in didn’t match and had been of various colours, the swimsuit stated. There have been additionally unfastened flooring and balusters and protruding nails, in keeping with the swimsuit.
Ainsley tripped over unfastened flooring on a threshold and tore her meniscus, requiring surgical procedure to restore, the lawsuit stated.
