Why shopping at Walmart can be fatal!

[wa3zrm]

Man sues Wal-Mart, claims overfilled plastic bag led to wife's death

The lawsuit says the bag failed on April 16, 2010, outside a Wal-Mart store in the Omaha suburb of Bellevue. The lawsuit says a cashier placed two 42-ounce cans of a La Choy product and a 2-pound bag of rice in a single bag and handed it to Lynette Freis.
The bag broke as she carried it to her car, the lawsuit says, and one of the cans fell on her right big toe, cutting and fracturing it. The injuries led to an infection that spread through her body and, despite antibiotics, hospitalizations and two surgical procedures, "ultimately resulted in her death on March 12, 2011."
The lawsuit says Wal-Mart failed to properly train its employees on filling the bags or when double-bagging should be employed.

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[Premium Parrots]

I would say that it was judgment call on the part of the cashier AS WELL as the wife. Probably more so on the wifes part as she was the one that actually picked up the bag and surely realized it may be too heavy. If she thought it was too heavy for the good included then she should have said something. But alas I am not an attorney.....so wtf do I know. But that's my common sense reply for the day.

[lxskllr]

I'd split the difference, and kill the man too. We don't need asshats like him in this country.

[Skell18]

Walmart's lawyers must be wetting themselves laughing! We act for them here in the UK, I have seen some funny stuff land on my desk in my time but this one would top them all!

I am not aufait on US tort but if that was here, no-one would even take it on, let alone run it to trial!

[Premium Parrots]

I'd split the difference, and kill the man too. We don't need asshats like him in this country.

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[kevs]

Hahah wow just wow, I'd like to meet the lawyer who decided to represent these guys.

[sirloot]

Serves her right for not bringing her own shopping bags ! plastic bags global warming and all dat!!

[Riggins44]

It's just as likely that eating 42 ounces of LaChoy Chinese food in a can caused the early death.

[Snusdog]

Right now there a bunch of guys trying to get their wifes to move over to her line

[wa3zrm]

Walmart's lawyers must be wetting themselves laughing! We act for them here in the UK, I have seen some funny stuff land on my desk in my time but this one would top them all!

I am not aufait on US tort but if that was here, no-one would even take it on, let alone run it to trial!

Does that mean you can get PP a job with them as a greeter?

[Crow]

[Thunder_Snus]

If a cut on your toe leads to an infection that kills you....is it really that hard to guess how much longer she would live?
People like this are the reason there is tort reform which put caps on lawsuits and ultimately screws people out of large sums of money when they are actually worthy of receiving it.
People from PA and NJ take a look at your auto insurance policies. PA find your tort, NJ find right to sue. There were so many stupid lawsuits in your states that they decided insurance companies should charge you extra to give you the right to sue for pain and suffering.

[Premium Parrots]

Does that mean you can get PP a job with them as a greeter?

Its not greeter...I call them a smilier. But they never do smile.

That is my second choice dream retirement job, second only to doing quality control at the Lazy Boy factory.

[spinyeel]

It's fine to joke about this situation but what if it was your wife,girlfriend or daughter?? My mother in law had a leg amputated after getting an infection in her toe,due to contracting a Staph infection. This ultimately led to her death. These multi-national criminals deserve to be sued,for not practicing a duty of care. The end!

[Skell18]

Does that mean you can get PP a job with them as a greeter?

I could try, he would need to work in an Asda (or chavda as i call them) over here, their greeters are scary!

Hahahahaha, love Seinfeld, the one where he sets up a smoke easy in his apartment then tries to sue the tobacco companies too! hahahaha