Comments on: Wal-Mart trampling suit

By: “5 minute after” suits and the Wal-Mart trampling

“5 minute after” suits and the Wal-Mart trampling — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:52:45 +0000

[…] Maryland Personal Injury thinks the filing of suits only days after an event like the Long Island Wal-Mart trampling, at a point when key facts relevant to the nature and extent of liability have yet to be brought […]

By: Jason Barney

Jason Barney — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:23:51 +0000

Oops, pasted badly. Try this.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey/viewbydate.asp?ID=1869

By: Jason Barney

Jason Barney — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 04:22:54 +0000

David Horsey witty as always.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/horsey viewbydate.asp?ID=1869

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:49:52 +0000

I’ve not heard of an expert witness who specialized in commercial door hinge strength. Me thinks said people are about to find a new career path.

By: kimsch

kimsch — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 22:04:57 +0000

I think that even if that Walmart had one security person for each potential customer it wouldn’t have been enough. I don’t know how foreseeable it is that customers would rip the doors off the hinges.

By: Helly

Helly — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:03:13 +0000

At least they weren’t trampled on!

By: Todd Rogers

Todd Rogers — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 15:24:13 +0000

I’m going to not allow myself to read any of the details and just assume that Walmart could have (and should have) done more to prevent such foreseeable risks. Maybe if they had not dropped their prices so much there might have only been a handful of people and not a mob. Had they only played come calming music or handed out Zanax, and simply not been so competitive, this tragedy could have been avoided. I’m sure there is an email on some server from someone who warned executives about this and was not given due consideration.

By: Kurt

Kurt — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 11:07:30 +0000

Of course, they were the only two who were walking in an orderly manner. They were not pushing or rushing to get something on sale. They just happened to be strolling by the store that early in the morning and decided to buy something.