Doris Shelby Sues Walmart Over Slip-and-Fall Injury at Mississippi Store

Doris Shelby filed a personal-injury lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in Madison County, Mississippi, accusing the retailer of leaving liquid on a store floor and failing to keep the premises safe for customers.

The suit, captioned Shelby v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., was first filed October 21, 2025, in Mississippi Circuit Court, Madison County, under case number 45CI1:25-cv-00325-JR. Shelby's attorney, Sammy L. Brown Jr., lists three categories of claims: personal injury, property and premises liability, and slip-and-fall negligence. The complaint names Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and five unidentified John Does as defendants.

Court records describe the core allegation in straightforward terms: the suit alleges that the defendant failed to maintain safe premises by allowing liquid to remain on the store floor, resulting in customer injury. The records do not identify the specific store location, the date of the alleged incident, or the nature and extent of Shelby's injuries.

The case subsequently appeared on the federal docket in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on March 6, 2026, under case number 3:26-cv-00147. The records available do not explicitly confirm whether the federal filing represents a removal of the original Madison County state action or a separate federal complaint, and no judge assignment has been publicly noted in the available docket information.

The Shelby litigation is not the only Madison County premises case against Walmart currently working through the Southern District. A separate suit, Roby v. Wal-Mart, Inc., was removed from Madison County Court to the same federal district on March 10, 2026, four days after the Shelby case appeared on the federal docket. In that matter, federal case number 3:26-cv-00156, Walmart filed a notice of removal, paid a $405 filing fee, and attached four exhibits: the original complaint, a service of process transmittal summary, copies of process and pleadings served on Walmart, and the civil cover sheet. Judge Kristi H. Johnson is presiding over the Roby case, with Magistrate Judge Michael T. Parker referred to assist.

Walmart has not issued any public statement on the Shelby matter, and no damages figure has been disclosed in the available court records. The case remains in early procedural stages.