I read it as a contract dispute. I don’t hear anyone complaining about the lawyer getting his half. What about complaining abut his lack of charity. His half came as a result of a contract.
Yes let's discuss this as a contract. If I agree to purchase health insurance through my company and I pay premiums for that coverage then I expect my medical expenses to be paid under the terms of that agreement. And if Wal-Mart is now suing for the recovery of those expenses I paid insurance to cover the shouldn't my premiums be refunded? Since I paid for services that Wal-Mart is now refusing to pay? Or if I pay premiums for the year and don't make a single claim then should those premiums be refunded to me?
It looks to me like Wal-Mart wants it's cake and to eat it to. It expects it's employees to pay for insurance out of their crap wages and then pay for medical expenses as well. No wonder it's making all that money.