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Plattsmouth man sues Wal-Mart, says overfilled plastic bag led to wife's death
Journal Star ^ | Aug 28, 2013 | Lori Pilger

Posted on 08/28/2013 5:42:49 PM PDT by kevcol

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To: ican'tbelieveit

Exactly.


61 posted on 08/28/2013 6:30:12 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: workerbee

How do you prove it broke at all? Her word is all you have.


62 posted on 08/28/2013 6:31:28 PM PDT by muir_redwoods (Don't fire until you see the blue of their helmets)
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To: mylife
If you order a $4K electronic item and it arrives smashed, due to improper packing would you just eat it?

That is not the same situation. If she walked outside and the can broke open, she could ask for a replacement. And Walmart would oblige. Here is your new can of LaChoy.

63 posted on 08/28/2013 6:31:34 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: liberalh8ter

They changed their bags to be “environmentally correct”. The bags are thinner and will start to decompose in sunlight in a hour or so.


64 posted on 08/28/2013 6:31:42 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Progressives are never accountable for "unintended consequences" .... just for causing most)
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To: Albion Wilde

That paid Associate stuffed over 7 lbs of goods in a single sack.


65 posted on 08/28/2013 6:31:58 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife
The person who bagged it handed her a bag that they knew was over stuffed, and did so as a professional.

...and she accepted it. Case closed. Yeesh. I'm done with this. I've already wasted more energy than it deserves.

66 posted on 08/28/2013 6:32:37 PM PDT by Ramius (Personally, I give us one chance in three. More tea anyone?)
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To: sarasmom
This country is in dire need of Tort reform!

Oh, you're correct in everything you say, but regardless, Wal-Mart and the plaintiff (or rather, plaintiff's amubulance-chasing lawyer) will find a number and settle it quickly.

67 posted on 08/28/2013 6:33:04 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: ican'tbelieveit

Yeah, you are right, this situation resulted in death.


68 posted on 08/28/2013 6:33:10 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Ramius

Good karma on you brother.


69 posted on 08/28/2013 6:34:09 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Albion Wilde

“People know that today’s plastic bags are thin. Some customers only want one.
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When I was last in the states, it was common for the checkout clerk to ask “paper or plastic”. Is that no longer a choice?
Where I live now, there are no paper bags for anything. Everything, down to a piece of candy, goes into a plastic bag. The bag thickness increases with size.


70 posted on 08/28/2013 6:34:22 PM PDT by AlexW
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To: kevcol

One day only criminals will have LaChoy.


71 posted on 08/28/2013 6:34:59 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
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To: Albion Wilde

+1 on that, dude.


72 posted on 08/28/2013 6:36:26 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch (http://thegatwickview.tumblr.com/ http://thepurginglutheran.tumblr.com/)
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To: mylife

Sometimes people make stupid decisions that result in their death. It doesn’t mean that someone else always has to be responsible. Happens all of the time. Kiddo died hiking in the national park here the other day. In fact, people die up there almost weekly. Maybe we should close those hiking paths, just too dangerous, they result in death?


73 posted on 08/28/2013 6:36:59 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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74 posted on 08/28/2013 6:38:17 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: kevcol

It’s why I ask for heavy stuff to be double bagged.


75 posted on 08/28/2013 6:39:02 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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To: kevcol

OK, sir, your total comes to $42.75. Will you be carrying your purchase in our plastic bags? Ah, you will? Then I need you to sign this waiver. If you don’t sign the waiver, your purchase price will be refunded and we will retain the merchandise and bags.

“I hereby affirm that the bags supplied by this store have been inspected by me and I see no danger in using them. However, in the event of a bag breaking, I do not hold the store or any employee, supplier, or related entity responsible. Signed, customer.”


76 posted on 08/28/2013 6:39:35 PM PDT by Right Wing Assault (Dick Obama is more inexperienced now than he was before he was elected.)
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To: kevcol

Wow! I can’t believe all the people here who think there is a good case. I feel sorry for them. It is sad but come on??? All of you who agree with this lawsuit need to watch my favorite Southpark episode featuring the Sexual Harassment Panda.


77 posted on 08/28/2013 6:40:23 PM PDT by willk
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To: AlexW

OH! Bag politics are quite the rage right now. In some storms, grocery, you get a choice of paper, plastic, or the bags you bring in. But, then you get into places like Boulder where you will now pay a “bag tax” if you use a plastic bag because they are bad for the environment.

Liberals are so freaking confused. We had to switch to plastic because paper bags were destroying the forests. Then we had to bring back paper because they were more environmentally friendly. Now we have to use reusable bags because they are the “most” environmentally friendly. Except reusable bags are not clean, and spread things like salmonella and e-coli.

We are in a mess here.


78 posted on 08/28/2013 6:41:21 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: ican'tbelieveit

How is this any different that reaching for a heavy box on the store shelf and having the bottom of the box fall out resulting in injury to your self?

Do we just accept shoddy crap with the caveat buyer beware?


79 posted on 08/28/2013 6:42:08 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: willk

Ever had a soda drink fridge pack break open and drop soda cans on your foot? It happened to me.


80 posted on 08/28/2013 6:45:06 PM PDT by Retired Chemist
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