Brain-damaged woman at center of Wal-Mart suit

[Sandy Ravage]

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/walmart.insurance.battle/index.html

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[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

read the small print.

I can see it from both angles.

1. woman badly needs money for her medical expenses

2. the walmart insurance payers who contribute to this benefit

 

[jaredspl 10+ year member]

somebody once told me they saw a bunch of snakes in walmart, I said theres always lawyers in walmart.

 

[cobra65427289 10+ year member]

pwned by small print.

Rules is rules.

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

still a sad story really.

 

[mdillon 10+ year member]

they should donate the money back. that way they can write it off

 

[designcode]

Sad.

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

It is, but its not Wal-Marts fault. Things happen all the day, its completely unfair for a corporation to pay for every incident of bad luck. Its a shame it happened, but I think its also unfair Wal-Mart gets bad press for this situation.

Dont get me wrong, I agree

 

[Injected54 10+ year member]

That's messed up.

 

[Falder 10+ year member]

Sounds like she signed the contract before any brain damage. Seems legit to me.

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

people are always giving big corporate companies bad press when they are the ones running the damn economy

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seriously.

 

[Pyro_By_Nature 5,000+ posts]

Sad story, but sad stories don't get you anywhere. IMO it's just another one for the list, not much can be done.

Just because she was in an accident and now suffers from brain damage does not mean she is any more special than anyone else. The legal system doesn't have much sympathy. She signed the contract.......................

 

[AJ²06 5,000+ posts]

werd

 

[slick rick 10+ year member]

**** I wanna charge that much as a lawyer one day...they rang in over 60% in "fees" which I'm sure included expert testimony, etc. Who gets insurance from walmart? I typically don't get car insurance from the place I buy my car wax from. Either way, I'd go buy a house in FL with the $ in the trust to try to use it as homestead, and start reading the fine print when it comes to cheap insurance.

 

[joetama 5,000+ posts]

Sad story as many people have said...

But, Wal-Mart isn't at fault here. It isn't even an issue of trickery. Read the things you sign. If you don't understand them don't sign them. These people are just having serious back luck. There is nothing that you can do about that. But, Wal-Mart shouldn't be forced to pay for them.

Have you ever seen that south park with the homeless people? Kyle gives money to one guy and the since he gave money they keep coming and coming wanting more and more money. This is what happens if you give one person money.

Look at welfare, government health help, unemployment (most people don't even know that the former employer not the gov't pays for this) and other free ways for lazy people to get money.

The ladies quality of life can't be that good, so if you can't afford to take care of her take her out back with a shovel and a shotgun. Call me callus or mean but I really don't like paying for other people.