In June, actor-comedian Tracy Morgan and others were struck by a Wal-Mart truck while in a limousine. They've gone on to file charges against Wal-Mart due to the injuries they suffered. At first, Wal-Mart seemed willing to take full responsibility for the matter, but in a court filing on Monday, the company appeared to go a different route.
According to their filing, Wal-Mart believes the passengers' injuries were caused "in whole or in part" by their "failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device."
Unfortunately for Wally World, a report by federal transportation safety investigators disagree with their claim, for it stated that the driver of the Wal-Mart truck, Kevin Roper, was driving 65 mph in a 55 mph zone which had been lowered to 45 mph that night due to construction, and he had not slept for more than 24 hours at the time of the crash.
Due to Wal-Mart's reaction, expect them to make the following excuses to future lawsuits:
Incident: Man gets punched in the face by a Wal-Mart employee
Wal-Mart: "Well, he should have either worn a football helmet or not run into the other guy's fist."
Incident: A kid slips on the floor at one of their stores and breaks an arm
Wal-Mart: "The kid shouldn't have been walking. He should have been on one of those motorized scooter things. Kids should eat healthy and exercise a lot, just not inside Wal-Marts! That's just common sense!"
Incident: A woman accidentally gets shot in the leg by a Wal-Mart customer who dropped his gun
Wal-Mart: "When was that? On a Monday afternoon or something? Why wasn't she at work? Look, if she hadn't been so damn lazy and been working, she wouldn't have gotten shot! It's as simple as that!"
Yes, with that kind of rationale, Wal-Mart better hope one of their trucks doesn't hit a seatbelt-less school or city bus...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/29/walmart-tracy-morgan_n_5903604.html
According to their filing, Wal-Mart believes the passengers' injuries were caused "in whole or in part" by their "failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device."
Unfortunately for Wally World, a report by federal transportation safety investigators disagree with their claim, for it stated that the driver of the Wal-Mart truck, Kevin Roper, was driving 65 mph in a 55 mph zone which had been lowered to 45 mph that night due to construction, and he had not slept for more than 24 hours at the time of the crash.
Due to Wal-Mart's reaction, expect them to make the following excuses to future lawsuits:
Incident: Man gets punched in the face by a Wal-Mart employee
Wal-Mart: "Well, he should have either worn a football helmet or not run into the other guy's fist."
Incident: A kid slips on the floor at one of their stores and breaks an arm
Wal-Mart: "The kid shouldn't have been walking. He should have been on one of those motorized scooter things. Kids should eat healthy and exercise a lot, just not inside Wal-Marts! That's just common sense!"
Incident: A woman accidentally gets shot in the leg by a Wal-Mart customer who dropped his gun
Wal-Mart: "When was that? On a Monday afternoon or something? Why wasn't she at work? Look, if she hadn't been so damn lazy and been working, she wouldn't have gotten shot! It's as simple as that!"
Yes, with that kind of rationale, Wal-Mart better hope one of their trucks doesn't hit a seatbelt-less school or city bus...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/29/walmart-tracy-morgan_n_5903604.html
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