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Originally Posted by sherylp
This is the nature of any business and insurance plans. The more claims that are paid out on will increase the cost of insurance for all people that Walmart employs.
Since she has received a settlement from the company involved in her accident, I don't believe Walmart should have to cover her costs.
If I was to get into an auto accident today and the other driver was at fault. I would not expect my employer's policy to pay for those expenses. I would not have even given my insurance information out. That should have been charged to the person-at-faults insurance company. After all that's why we are required to have auto insurance. Her lawyer should have taken that into consideration when settling this case.
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Walmart employees wouldn't have to suffer higher premiums if the company itself absorbed the costs.
If you were to have an auto accident
your car insurance pays the costs regardless of who is at fault. I've been through this. Your insurance company is not reimbursed by the at-fault driver or by their insurance company.
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Originally Posted by braingonebad
Just because that company has the money does not mean they owe it to this family. They are not legally bound to allow them to keep it. It does not make them evil.
The woman's claim against the person repsonsible for the injury paid her - why should she get paid twice?
Just because she's had a rough life? Why is that her employer's fault?
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Just because the company has the legal right to subrogation does not mean they have to pursue it.
We expect people to have a moral code but apparently we don't expect the same of corporations. The lack of compassion and morality is what makes them evil. To think that Walmart had the gall to also sue the Shank's for reimbursement of THEIR legal fees incurred for this suit makes me physically ill.
This woman paid for her health insurance policy thinking that it would take care of her medical expenses. What's next? When we die will our loved ones have to pay the insurers for past medical care out of our life insurance policies?
No amount of bad pr seems to have any effect on Walmart. If a human being behaved in this manner we would be outraged at their lack of compassion.