Attorneys claim Publix illegally sold the knife to Johnson just hours before the deadly attack. Attorney Elaine Simon and her son were also injured in the incident.
They say Publix has refused to change their “reckless policy of selling knives to underage buyers and has spurned law by intentionally failing to check identification before selling dangerous weapons to underage knife purchasers.”
In Florida, it is against the law to sell any weapons, including knives, to those under the age of 18.
Publix sued over sale of knife used in fatal Florida stabbing
1Publix faces lawsuit after child fatally stabbed at BallenIsles home in Palm Beach Gardens