Has WalMart sunk to a new low?

No walmart cheerleader...Walmart flat out said they're not responsible for his injuries because of so called lack of seat belt use...it's astonishing to just sit here and watch how many of you sit back and believe everything Walmart says and thinks Walmart is shielded from responsibility...Walmart corporate is so corrupt it's not funny...speeding in construction zone is aggregious...ultimately it's the drivers fault but since he's employed by Walmart they're cullpable too..

ive seen just how ignorant Walmart mgt is personally and I actually turned down a job at Sealy because I just couldn't work for such a ignorant thing.

 

This is coming from a OTR Driver that was IN a Fatal accident on June 24th 1996. I had bobtailed down to East Peoria to Pick up a New trailer for my boss. Hooked up to it did its Pretrip and was headed back to the yard with it. Got back on the road and was heading back to the yard with it. Was near the I-74 Interchange on the road I was on and heard there was a traffic tie up from a 3 car Fender Bender and so I headed Up IL 116 out of the area. No big deal Truck was a different one than my normal it was a 79 Transtar 2 that had just had its engine rebuilt. I got to the top of the bluffs and the end of the 4 lane section and then popped over the next hill. There less than 300 feet in front of me is a car stopped wanting to turn into an Orchard I stand on my brakes and was starting to stop hard. Next thing I know is I am laying looking at the Radiator of my Truck through my passenger side Windshield and I am lying on the passenger door.

I climb out of the truck look around going WTF happened then I see a Green F150 pickup and people going this person is dead. Then I see what is LEFT of my Truck clearly for the 1st time. Cab was separated from the frame spun around so the windshields where looking at the radiator which was skewed. Drivers side steer tire is Flatter than Flat. Driver side Fuel tank has a hole punched in it. The Landing gear on the trailer was Bent 90 Degrees to the Frame on the trailer on the Drivers side. Now I looked at his truck he had a Crumpled Fender and busted Tie rod End and that was it. I walked away from it. HE WENT TO THE MORGUE. Why did I survive being thrown across the cab when the impact he hit me with was the same as a 155 Arty round going off under my seat. My seat belt held me in place until it snapped after the cab landed on its side.

Cause was determined to be a Ruptured airline on my Drivers side 30/30 on the Tractor it broke during the panic stop nothing short of pulling it off during my PTI of the truck would have found it.

 

Another accident I was Not a Party of however I know the family in it closely. Mom was in a hurry to get to the Store in Morris IL a town near where I was living at the time. She had her 2 kids in the back of her Car a 2001 Buick Century Daughter Buckled in her Son TOOK HIS OFF TO REACH something on the floor. She hit a patch of Ice on the road crossed the center line and Head on into another car coming the other way. She ends up losing her Left foot her Daughter has Internals but otherwise is fine. SON IS NOW RIDING A WHEELCHAIR for the rest of his life. Mom and Daughter where Buckled up Son was the ONLY ONE IN THE CAR NOT. Other person walked away with minor Injuries.

2 Cars doing 55 Hit Head on and the One Person not RESTRAINED in the car ended up with a C5 fracture. See why all people need to be Buckled up even in the Rear. My Wife and I do not even put the car in GEAR unless our 3 kids and ourselves are Strapped in TIGHT.

 

Once again, Walmart isn't saying they aren't responsible for the crash, only that they are not the only negligent party in regards to the extent of the injuries. It was negligent for the passengers in the limo to be riding around in violation of NJ law without wearing their seat belts. That negligence contributed to the extent of the injuries in the crash, therefore the injured parties who were NOT buckled up need to share some responsibility for the extent of the medical bills, pain & suffering, and other monies they are seeking to receive. The crash is 100% the fault of the Walmart driver. In civil court, however, in determining the award for damages, the total amount will be decided and then adjusted based upon the negligence of each of the parties involved and how much that perceived negligence contributed to the injuries. Sure, NONE of the injuries would have occurred had Walmart's truck NOT crashed into the limo....but those injuries might not have been as severe had the passengers in that limo been buckled up per NJ state law.

 

apparently your having a hard time reading or listening to the news. Why did you bother applying if you thought there so ignorant ? Applied just to turn it down? Doubtful truth is you where rejected now bitter ......

 

What part of this do you not comprehend?????

Walmart says comedian Tracy Morganis to blame for the near-fatal injuries he suffered when one of the mega-retailer’s tractor-trailers plowed into his limousine on the New Jersey Turnpike — because the “30 Rock” star wasn’t wearing his seatbelt.
“Plaintiff’s injuries, if any, were caused … by plaintiff’s failure to properly wear an appropriate available seatbelt restraint device,” the company said in court papers filed in New Jersey federal court Monday, responding to Morgan’s July lawsuit against Walmart.

http://pagesix.com/2014/09/29/walmart-blames-tracy-morgan-for-injuries-sustained-in-car-crash/

clearly Walmart thinks they're above everyone...

 

No, Walmart's attorneys are doing what ANY defense attorneys should do when slapped with a lawsuit: Protect the financial interests of their client.

Fact: NJ law requires seat belt usage.
Fact: Seat belts were available for use in the limo.
Fact: Seat belts are a known way to reduce the likelihood of injury or death in the event of a collision.
Fact: Tracy Morgan and his fellow occupants were negligent when they failed to comply with state law.

Due to this negligence on the part of the plaintiffs, the payout they are likely to receive will be smaller than if they had suffered the same exact injuries while properly restrained. The fact that they were not restrained is a contributing factor to their injuries, causing them to be worse than they otherwise would have been had they been properly restrained. The extent to which these injuries might have been lessened is what Walmart's defense attorneys are arguing Walmart should not be liable for paying. Simply put, Walmart is attempting to limit their payout to cover only those injuries which would have likely occurred if the plaintiffs had not shared in the negligence and had been wearing their seat belts.

 

Their driver was speeding 20 mph over the speed limit in a construction zone, and then rear ended the limo. Case closed. Walmart is totally at fault.

 

Even if the Walmart Driver had been doing the speed limit in that Construction Zone on the Turnpike what is to say this Accident WOULD NOT HAVE Happened we all know driving the NE is like being in the Draft at Dega and Daytona where if anyone sees a hole in Traffic they take it forget about Following Distance you leave a hole big enough for one car your going to have 2-3 cars in that hole regardless. Even in the 90's those of us that drove the NJ Pike called it the road to HELL let alone what it is NOW.