Apple store at Florida Mall faces lawsuit over 2016 evacuation

Orlando Sentinel:

Apple Computers and the Apple store at Florida Mall are facing a new lawsuit in Orlando over an evacuation drill that caused panic in August 2016. Kissimmee resident Leslie Ortiz accuses the store of negligence that resulted in her being trampled and injured the evacuation.

“Security made an announcement that instructed all customers on their premises to lie down on the floor,” the lawsuit says. After that, another announcement told everyone to get up and flee the building, the suit says.

A spokeswoman for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said at the time that the realistic drill was held as part of the inspection of a new restaurant opening that day.

Insanity.