[sarasmom]

"Chris McGoey, a California security consultant, said lawsuits over the safety of store parking lots are common and about 90 percent of them are settled"

Hence this incredibly pointless and malicious lawsuit against Walmart.

What was Walmart, or any business with a parking lot supposed to do to "insure" the safety of potential customers?

Post armed guards?
Provide valet parking?

This man and his lawyer should face criminal charges for including Walmart in a frivolous manner.
Especially the lawyer.
Perhaps there should be a mandatory annual review of all lawyers and immediate revocation of law licenses for those who practice extortion.

[JoJo Gunn]

Shakespeare was right.....

[demsux]

Just one more reason that I lease space at the mall.

[Mind-numbed Robot]

Your post is right on target. It is plain and simple extortion by lawsuit. Greedy lawyers have learned that any thing that happens they can somehow trace to a faulty product, negligence, or poor training. They pick juries who are likely to "punish" rich businesses and "reward" the poor individual.

They don't realize how much freedom we lose in products and services not being offered, stupid zero tolerance policies, and all sorts of other inanities designed to CYA against lawsuits.

[sagar]

How about instead of punishing lawyers, elect/appoint good judges who can actually judge a ridiculous lawsuit(such as this, for example) for what it is?

"Banning" lawsuits opens pandora's box. Having good judges is the best way to handle ridiculous lawsuits.