Store owners have a legal responsibility to keep their shops “reasonably safe” for customers, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

Store owners have a legal responsibility to keep their shops “reasonably safe” for customers, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.

The Arizona Supreme Court has determined that businesses like Circle K owe their customers a certain duty of care to keep them safe from harm. In a ruling released this week, the court's justices reversed a lower court decision in a lawsuit filed by a woman who was injured while patronizing a Circle K store in March 2020.