Family of New Yorker Trampled at Wal-Mart Sues Retailer
East News • December 4, 2008
The family of a New York man killed in a stampede of frenzied holiday shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. seeking unspecified damages.
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Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Work Comp may bar PI suit? Nope.
Posted On: December 5, 2008, 1:31 pm CST
Posted By: Hmmm
Comment:
Forseeability and duty issues hard to overcome? Hardly. All the plaintiff's attornies have to do is show news clips from every year since the beginning of Black Friday sales and a jury should have no problem ruling for the plaintiff. Heck, last year the big story was a woman being trampled when she was pushed down. The video from the store security camera was shown for days on the news. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured. As far as the stampede...it is highly forseeable and arguably expected by the retailers. Get the shoppers excited and they will buy buy buy!!! Retailers need to take responsibility for stirring up the masses and then allowing a free for all when they open the doors. Many other venues face even larger crowds than these stores with NO problems.
As far as the people in the stampede...yes they are idiots. But, they are idiots responding to a stimulus provided by the retailers.
Subject: RE: RE: RE: RE: Work Comp may bar PI suit? Nope.
As far as the people in the stampede...yes they are idiots. But, they are idiots responding to a stimulus provided by the retailers.