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?

regardless its still a dam shame she gets a little over a third of a million dollar policy, that is what bothers me even that sum was never going to be enough for her to substain herself for life with her troubles, if the policy was for a million then why didnt she get a million the medical and lawyers should of been covered by the insurance companies above and beyond the accident this is what bothers me, you are right what wally world is doing is business and for the mere sum they are going after they are getting some bad PR , I would say it is not worth it, although the PR could be changed in a heart beat by changing their minds. in a business sense if ya want to do it right you milk this for all its worth pull at the strings po everyone off then give in drop the suit maybe up the sum a little and get big glorious PR for next to nothing, that money was long time spent, I am speaking from a hypothetical and business aspect of things not humanitary, these folks know what they are doing, psychology plays so much into sales and advertising, its unreal

my heart and humanitary side say

Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights!
Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!

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Day1 I was thinking the same thing about SW rolling over in his grave.
and probably not just over this,many more times. The husband had to divorce her so she could get Medicate,sorry that's wrong,I thought they
said it was a Walmart Truck that hit her. Last time I was in rehab
a women and her friend were hit by a walmart truck her friend died
and she will be in a willchair forever and in a lot of pain from waist
up.. She was still having a hard time last time I saw her. Sue

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.

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.

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.

I agree with sheryl if joe blow hits my car I am going to joe blows insurance company, not mine. I feel somehow this person had an attorney that didnt do best by her, something didnt work out right the settlement should of had punitive (sp/) for long term care along with cost for legal and medical on top of the policy, this is what bothers me the policy is in itself a sepperate issues isnt it? the original suit was for the medical and lawyers and if it wasnt then why wasnt it done so, this is what is bothering me her best interest were not looked after and i am not saying wally world i am saying lawyers something this serious should of been well covered.

Yeah Frank, I saw this on the news now....She got a million dollar settlement and only banked $470,000. Who got the other half million? THE LAWYER!

This is a tragidy by all standards. This woman needs to be cared for...I'm actually on her side, what's a half million to Wal-mart? Chump change.

On the other hand....how many of us suffer a tragic event in life and get zero? We all find our way, some how, some way.

Wal-Mart should have just dropped it, they have enough bad press and lack of support of their low wage workers.

For me, this is just another sad example of "policy over people"..Way too much of that going around..

I worked at walmart long enough to qualify for health care...I was working 40 hours a week, full time and an occasional couple hours of overtime. Less than a week after I fot my health insurance card, in one day I was cut from 40 hours to 32 hours, to 28 hours....and before I left for the day....they were offering me 16 hours, to be worked over 4 days and I had to turn my health insurance card in because I was no longer full time.

Told them where to stick their job, smock, AND health insurance. I haven't worked since, but that's okay, I may not have health insurance but I have peace of mind....of wait....I lost that long ago...oh well.....

ROFLMAO..You're still WAY ahead of them!