Walmart Not Liable for Death from Huffing Dust Spray (1)

Walmart isn’t liable for the death of a Texas woman who allegedly died in a store parking lot after huffing 60 cans of aerosol dust-remover purchased at the store during nine separate trips over a 27-hour period.

The retailer, which has faced other huffing-related death suits in other states, didn’t owe Karalee Alaine Williams, 24, a duty under Texas law to keep her from abusing the dust spray, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit said.

State law limits dram shop laws to alcohol sold at restaurants and bars, the appeals court held. Store employees who sold the ...