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Wal-Mart, bicycle builder named in $900,000 lawsuit
Kingsport Times-News ^ | January 16, 2006 | JEFF BOBO

Posted on 01/16/2006 3:27:57 AM PST by beaversmom

ROGERSVILLE - The mother of a Rogersville boy who was injured in an accident last year on a new bicycle has filed a $900,000 lawsuit against the bike manufacturer and Wal-Mart, where the bike was purchased.

Elizabeth Burton, 625 S. Armstrong St., Rogersville, is the mother of Eric Burton, who was injured in an accident on Jan. 9, 2005. The boy's sister had received the Roadmaster Mountain Sport bicycle as a Christmas present from their father.

According to the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Burtons by Morristown attorney Gary E. Brewer, on Jan. 9 of last year Eric Burton was riding his sister's new bike on South Armstrong Street, but as he approached the Broadway Street intersection the brakes failed.

The bike didn't stop and continued onto Broadway Street into the path of an oncoming vehicle which had the right of way, the lawsuit alleges. The lawsuit further contends that as a result of the accident Eric Burton was severely injured, was hospitalized and will undergo continuing medical treatment.

Aside from Wal-Mart, the other defendants in the lawsuit include Pacific Cycle, Inc., based in Wilmington, Del., as well as its parent company Dorel Juvenile Group, Inc., which is to be served with the lawsuit in Columbus, Ind.

The lawsuit alleges that Pacific Cycle manufactured the bicycle in a defective condition, making it unsafe. The lawsuit also alleges that Wal-Mart assembled the bicycle.

"The defendant (Wal-Mart) assembled and sold the bicycle in an unsafe condition and design when they knew or should have known by the exercise of ordinary care that the bicycle would be subject to failure," the lawsuit alleges.

The lawsuit seeks $750,000 for injuries and damages and another $150,000 for medical expenses. The defendants have 30 days from the Jan. 6 filing date of the lawsuit to either file a response or seek a time extension.


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To: rednek

You ever ride the Hotter'N Hell Hundred?


161 posted on 01/16/2006 8:05:21 AM PST by deport
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To: Gabz
>Surrounding every WalMart I have ever been in new businesses keep springing up,<

Their is no doubt they create a retail center within a mile of them but they kill more businesses in the region than they create.

Walmart prospered when the Reagan administration quit enforcing Robinson Packman.Walmart receives pricing concessions from manufactures that are not justified by cost savings to the manufacturer.Walmart,Home Depot and other "Big Box Retailers" have restrained trade by forcing manufactures to deal directly with them voiding distributor and manufactures rep contracts in order to pass these fees to Walmart.These practices are illegal but their has been no enforcement in 20 years in this country.
162 posted on 01/16/2006 8:09:11 AM PST by Blessed
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To: deport
"You ever ride the Hotter'N Hell Hundred?"

Rode it '95 and '96 and then took 7 years off. Rode it again in '04 and '05 - killer ride. The last 2 years were amazingly cool. In '04, they were apologizing for the weather when we finished. 85 degrees on the Saturday before Labor Day. >p>regards - red

163 posted on 01/16/2006 8:30:30 AM PST by rednek (if it isn't large caliber, it isn't worth carrying)
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To: Blessed
Their is no doubt they create a retail center within a mile of them but they kill more businesses in the region than they create.

We will just have to agree to disagree on that point.

These practices are illegal but their has been no enforcement in 20 years in this country.

And whose fault is that? If a law is not being enforced, what is the point of having it on the books? If Walmart, or anyone for that matter, is breaking the law they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

I make jelly, by purchasing my most used ingredients (sugar, vinegar, and pectin) in WalMart I have cut my costs by $5 a case, this allows me to cut my price and still maintain my same profit. I purchase my jars from a local home/garden center/hardware store that I was referred to by a WalMart manager, because WM only carries them as a seasonal product, and the garden center carries them year round, and at a lower price than WM.

That referral to a local (10 miles away) small business by someone in WalMart was not the first time for me. I've actually discovered more small local businesses through WM referrals than I would have found on my own. If that is not good community relations, I don't know what is.

164 posted on 01/16/2006 8:32:20 AM PST by Gabz
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To: Wonder Warthog
Just think of all the wreaks that were ridden in the 1950's. I and my friends all rode Sears(some from the catalog),Western Auto,Montgomery Ward and other discount stores of the time. Not one ever saw the inside of a bike shop, if something broke, our fathers or brothers fixed them.
165 posted on 01/16/2006 8:37:19 AM PST by razorback-bert
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To: rednek

Good for you.... I'd need a tow car and a rope to make it I'm afraid, especially up some of those long hill climbs. I love to ride but strictly on the flat ground and really just for aerobic conditioning.


166 posted on 01/16/2006 8:37:59 AM PST by deport
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To: Budge; Havoc; Petronski

I had a very expensive Trek mountainbike stolen. I needed something to get to work in so I bought a bike from Walmart. It's been going ever since and I never had a problem with it. That said, I want a serious bike again and I'll be going to my local bike builder and not to Walmart. Whoever assembled my Walmart bike, knew what they were doing since it's just a ladies touring bike but I go over curbs, rocks,etc. *LOL*


167 posted on 01/16/2006 8:39:36 AM PST by cyborg (I just love that man.)
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To: prisoner6
The hot back then was to wear gloves with pads on the palms, reach over the handle bar and slow the bike by rubbing the pad on the tire.

LOL, maybe you should be using the screen name Fred Flintstone.

168 posted on 01/16/2006 8:42:28 AM PST by ChefKeith (Flies,fleas,ants,ticks,cockroaches,lawyers,judges & politicians All the same. Useless!!!)
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To: deport
I find the HHH course to be pretty flat. What hills there are, are relatively short and not steep. You really should try it, I think you will find it is easier than you think. If you aren't up to 100 miles, they do have a 100K (62.5 miles) that is a really nice ride. Rest stops and aid stations are located every 10 miles around the course so you are never more than 5 miles from medical attention if you need it.

red

169 posted on 01/16/2006 8:43:54 AM PST by rednek (if it isn't large caliber, it isn't worth carrying)
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To: RouxStir
What other urban legends can you tell? You seem to know most of the ones about Wal-Mart. Produce some facts or sources for your spouts and maybe you will have some credibility.
170 posted on 01/16/2006 8:47:52 AM PST by John D
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To: John D

You must not be aware of the unwritten rule........WalMart bashers are not required to provide facts or sources to back up their claims.


171 posted on 01/16/2006 8:55:30 AM PST by Gabz
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To: rednek

I think I could do it with a little serious training. I'm aware of the other rides associated with the event. As I said I mostly ride for aerobic conditioning.

Have a nice one.


172 posted on 01/16/2006 8:56:13 AM PST by deport
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To: prisoner6

I remember the "no brakes" days. We used our feet if our brakes didn't work and they often didn't. I also remember my brakes failing and sliding on the pavement after riding fast downhill in front of my house. The pavement took the skin off the right side from the shoulder to the ankle. My brother broke his collar bone after his brakes "failed". Shoot, looks like we could have been rich. Of course, we didn't play "in traffic" as we had better sense as did our parents who taught us not to.


173 posted on 01/16/2006 8:59:52 AM PST by PleaseNoMore
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To: goldstategop
Sturmey Archer 3 speed

I just had a 30 year flash-back! Working my way thru college, I was a bike mechanic at a Schwinn Shop. Those hubs were fun to take apart and rebuild! LOL

174 posted on 01/16/2006 9:14:34 AM PST by laker_dad
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To: beaversmom

Whoo-hoooooo! Our son is hurt! It's pay day!

Our ship has come in, I tells ya!



Oh bother...


175 posted on 01/16/2006 9:26:04 AM PST by subterfuge (The Democrat party--hating American ideals for 60 years.)
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To: deport

"You ever ride the Hotter'N Hell Hundred?"

Do they still have that event? It's been years since I last rode in it but it was one of the best run bicycle events that I have ever attended. We went every year for quite a while.


176 posted on 01/16/2006 9:38:14 AM PST by RouxStir (Peaceful muslim...The Ultimate Oxymoron!)
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To: Nathan Zachary
So, because it was sold at Walmart, it's automatically made in China??

Pretty much, yeah. Only a couple of higher end manufacturers produce frames in the US. A couple more source out of Taiwan. But beyond that, it's all China. I'd give you 50-1 odds the bike in question was made in China.

177 posted on 01/16/2006 9:40:53 AM PST by Heyworth
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To: Ninian Dryhope

" The brakes did not fail. The kid did not use them."

I'm thinking the kid was used to bikes with pedal brakes and had never used hand brakes before. I did the same thing when I first rode an English bike back in the 60's. I backpedaled like hell and ran tight through a hedge. Good lesson. Bloody but good.


178 posted on 01/16/2006 9:48:26 AM PST by dljordan
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To: Blessed
Walmart,Home Depot and other "Big Box Retailers" have restrained trade by forcing manufactures to deal directly with them voiding distributor and manufactures rep contracts in order to pass these fees to Walmart.


Those evil people at Wal-Mart. Trying to secure the best prices by avoiding the middle man. Shame on them. I guess when I had my restaurant I should have bought all my cheese and flour from a grocery store instead of a direct supplier. In fact I guess I really should have had some other company even make my crusts and my sauces. I am so sorry I wanted to keep my prices competitive.
179 posted on 01/16/2006 9:51:07 AM PST by John D
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To: TheForceOfOne

Exactly--some people are whiners, victims, litigators and other people just deal.


180 posted on 01/16/2006 10:10:00 AM PST by beaversmom
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