TETERBORO - The mother of an 8-year-old boy has filed suit against Wal-mart alleging that improperly stacked soup cans fell from a display and struck her son on the head, causing serious injuries.

Shakiba Kirby claims in court documents she was in the vegetable aisle with her son on May 5, 2016 when the falling cans hit the boy, opening a cut on the bridge of his nose and nearly knocking him out.

"The cans of soup fell on him from a height of 6 feet, hitting the boy on the head," said attorney David Silverstein, who filed suit on March 23 in Bergen County Superior Court. "According to the mother, they were walking by the display when the cans fell."

The boy was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center bleeding and complaining of headaches, the attorney said.

He was released from the hospital with stitches, Silverstein said.

The incident occurred at the store at 1 Teterboro Landing Drive, according to court papers.

The suit accuses Wal-mart employees of being negligent in failing by "allowing soup cans to be improperly stacked," creating a danger to customers.

The suit claims the boy suffered severe and permanent injuries and that the family incurred "large sums of money for medical and hospital care."

The suit seeks a jury trial and unspecified monetary damages along with costs of the suit.

A Wal-mart spokesman said the big-box store takes safety seriously.

"The safety of our associates and customers is among our top priorities," spokesman Ragan Dickens said in an email. "While we have not been served yet, we take these claims seriously and will defend ourselves in court."

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