WalMart sues brain-damaged woman for medical expenses

Maybe she can stand outside with a sign that says "Walmart made me pay 400K because I was injured in a car accident. Thank YOU for shopping at Walmart"

 

That is true. But you still know the plan you have when you sign on the dotted line. At least you should.

 

This is a sad story but I still blame the attorney. Total settlement was $700,000 and the attorney fee was $300,000. The balance $400,000 was put in trust in attempt to keep the money from walmart. The trust did not stand up in count.

 

If Wal-Mart had just taken the money she received from the suit, it would be reprehensible enough. Did they need to also go after an additional $51,000? A rule that says you have to repay full medical expenses no matter the size of the lawsuit is absolutely absurd. I don't care if it is legal. No company should do that. And it shouldn't be legal.

 

What was her alternative? Would she have been better off uninsured?

 

Obviously not, because they paid her expenses until she recouped their money.

 

So how should she have handled this differently?

 

Frank Galvan would not have let her settle the case for $700,000

 

And don't forget ... a a $20 Wal-Mart gift card and a handful of 5 percent off coupons when she visits the store.

 

Let me see if I have this correct… A truck is responsible for a woman’s debilitating injury. Her insurance company covers it. She obtains money in a lawsuit from the liable party. Now, if we learn that there is a cap on the insurance company’s payout amount (which there likely is based on the insurance coming from Wal-Mart and the family’s mention of downgrading her care) everyone in America must pay. Wonderful.

I like that Wal-Mart has such a wonderful policy which puts in motion the likelihood that everyone in America will be paying the medical expenses of its employees.

Knowing that she was working at Wal-Mart, we can guess that her income and total savings were fairly low. So, not having insurance would have placed her on Medicaid right away and she would have received care.

In this situation, it seems like she loses out.

 

Good advice for anyone below upper, upper management of the toilet in question.