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Oregon Man Sues Walmart Over Gas Can Explosion
Jan 27 2015 // A Coos County, Ore. man badly burned when he poured gasoline on a fire is suing Walmart, claiming the gas can he bought there was defective. The Register-Guard reported Daniel Rowlett is seeking $13 million. He says...
Wal-Mart Settles With Family of Comedian Who Died in N.J. Turnpike Crash
Jan 23 2015 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reached a confidential legal settlement with the family of comedian James McNair, who died in a June 7 accident on the New Jersey Turnpike that also seriously injured actor-comedian Tracy Morgan. The...
Kansas Woman Sues Wal-Mart over Injuries from Black Friday Sale
Jan 8 2015 // A southeast Kansas woman who says she was trampled at a Wal-Mart store on Black Friday in 2013 is suing the retail giant, claiming it did not do enough to protect her or make it clear to customers that so-called doorbuster...
Officials Suspect Fire at Georgia Wal-Mart Set Intentionally
Dec 5 2014 // Fire officials say they believe a recent blaze at a metro Atlanta Wal-Mart was set intentionally. Gwinnett County fire spokesman Tommy Rutledge said in a statement that the fire at the department store in unincorporated...
Target: Retailer Owes No Duty to Banks in Data Breach
Nov 23 2014 // A Target Corp. lawyer told a judge that the company had no legal obligation to banks that claim to have lost tens of millions of dollars after a hack last year on the retailer’s payment processing systems. Target...
Insurers for Sears Suppliers Pulling Back; Retailer Says Finances Fine
Oct 9 2014 // Three of the biggest insurance firms for Sears Holdings Corp.’s suppliers are seeking to reduce coverage, prompting at least one medium-sized vendor to halt shipments to the department-store chain, people with...
Wal-Mart Seeks to Settle Negligence Lawsuit by Tracy Morgan
Oct 1 2014 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said it wants to settle a negligence lawsuit by actor-comedian Tracy Morgan, a day after blaming the celebrity for injuries he sustained when his limousine bus was struck by a speeding company...
Wal-Mart Says Tracy Morgan Is to Blame for Injuries in Highway Crash
Sep 29 2014 // Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said actor-comedian Tracy Morgan is to blame for injuries he sustained in June highway crash because he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. Morgan, who was critically injured when the limousine bus he was...
Insurance Will Absorb Some Costs in Home Depot’s Giant Privacy Breach
Sep 19 2014 // Home Depot Inc. Thursday said some 56 million payment cards were likely compromised in a cyberattack at its stores, suggesting the hacking attack at the home improvement chain was larger than last year’s...
U.S. Retailers Warned About Hacking Software
Sep 8 2014 // More than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malicious software lurking in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to steal customer financial data, the Homeland Security Department said recently. The...
U.S. Retailers Warned About Hacking Software
Aug 25 2014 // More than 1,000 U.S. retailers could be infected with malicious software lurking in their cash register computers, allowing hackers to steal customer financial data, the Homeland Security Department said Friday. The...
After Food Safety Scares, China Retailer Offers Baby Milk Insurance
Aug 22 2014 // A Chinese retailer is offering insurance to customers who buy infant milk powder, highlighting the lengths to which companies are going to address concerns about food safety in China. Suning Commerce Group Ltd, which owns...
Wal-Mart Must Share Documents on Mexico Bribery Probe: Court
Jul 28 2014 // The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed last Wednesday a lower court ruling that ordered Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to provide a shareholder with documents related to the company’s internal probe of allegations the retailer...
Tracy Morgan Sues Wal-Mart for N.J. Crash That Killed 1
Jul 14 2014 // Former “Saturday Night Live” star Tracy Morgan has sued Wal-Mart over last month’s highway crash involving one of its drivers that left him seriously injured and a fellow comedian dead. The lawsuit, filed...
Agents React to Walmart, Overstock in Insurance: ‘We Aren’t Dead or Dying, We are Evolving’
Jun 18 2014 // Recent announcements by giant retailers Walmart and Overstock.com that they entering the insurance sales game have elicited a healthy response from the insurance industry. Some agents have expressed concern and frustration...
Wal-Mart Trucker Had Not Slept in 24 Hours Before N.J. Morgan Crash: Complaint
Jun 10 2014 // A Wal-Mart Stores Inc. truck driver went at least 24 hours without sleep before his tractor-trailer crashed into a limousine, critically injuring actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and killing another entertainer, according to a...
Wal-Mart Settles Claims Over Listeria Deaths Linked to Cantaloupes
May 15 2014 // Wal-Mart has settled lawsuits with the families of 23 people who died from a 2011 listeria outbreak traced to cantaloupe grown at a Colorado farm and sold by the retailer, both sides said on Wednesday. Thirty-three people...
California Top Court to Decide on Retailer Defibrillator Issue
May 7 2014 // Are large California retailers required to have a device on hand to treat customers who fall victim to sudden cardiac arrest? The California Supreme Court is taking up that question during oral arguments. At issue is a...
Insurance Agents Urged to Follow Overstock.com, Insuritas Online Sales Model
May 2 2014 // Customers of Overstock.com can now furnish their home or office and insure them through the same source. The online retailer this week began selling small business, auto and home insurance along with furniture, rugs,...
Walmart Begins Selling Auto Insurance Online
Apr 30 2014 // Walmart has partnered with AutoInsurance.com to offer car insurance to its customers at “everyday low prices.” The new arrangement provides an auto insurance comparison service through the AutoInsurance.com...
