https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/walmart-asks-judge-to-throw-out-staff-lawsuit-over-virginia-stores-mass-shooting/ar-AA15KnCj
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Looks like another case of worker compensation. Only walmart corporate has armed guards. The important people.
https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/shooting-walmart-indiana-suspect-ki---d/
Nothing constructive here, move on, move on. You are locked in a loop troll , destroy another web site.
A person would get PTSD reading this. Ignorance seems to be spreading worse than Covid.
“It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on not understanding it." -Upton Sinclair
That is not what you typed sir. I hope you understand that.
This may help you but I doubt it.
SINCLAIR, Upton, born 1878, American novelist and social reformer.
It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it
Depends Upon His Not Understanding It
Read your sentence out loud to yourself.
It Is Difficult to Get a Man to Understand Something When His Salary Depends Upon His Not Understanding It
The only mass PTSD anyone is going to get is reading the id--tic posts on this forum.
There’s no basis for their claim. It will be thrown out.
Sue and get as much money as you can. The company was negligent. Period. They knew he was a threat!!
They won’t get anything. There’s no reason for them to sue.
There will be a mass PTSD lawsuit. Walmart will hold out for 10 years until the right judge rules. All they have to do is give 10% to the big guy. And he will have the gov't harass you into compliance.
There’s no basis for their claim. They’re hoping for a quick settlement from Walmart, though, as a nuisance suit. Interesting to see what happens.
There is always an appeal if justice isn't served. What of the 16 year old that was ki---d at the front? Walmart needs a union to represent the associates. Clearly Walmart does not want to protect their associates in stores or home office. Another example of walmart corporate decay.
Attorneys representing Walmart have asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by employees who survived a mass shooting at a Virginia store last month. The survivors accuse the company of negligence for allowing the suspect to hold his management position despite having a history of violent and “strange behavior.”
The retail giant filed a request to a Virginia court to throw out three lawsuits, arguing they should instead file worker compensation claims, according to the legal filing obtained by the Hill. The staff lawsuits sought damages for negligent hiring and retention, which the Walmart attorney argued were not valid grounds to sue.
WALMART EMPLOYEE WHO SURVIVED MASS SHOOTING SUES COMPANY FOR $50 MILLION FOR NEGLIGENCE
Three employees — Donya Prioleau, James Kelly, and Briana Marie Tyler — sued the Walmart store in Chesapeake, Virginia, shortly after the mass shooting on Nov. 22 that left six dead and several others injured. Each of the plaintiffs sued for $50 million in damages, claiming they suffered physical injuries and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Walmart counters that it already provides compensation for “injuries or deaths," including ones "that are the result of intentional as----ts by coworkers.”
Prioleau was the first to file a lawsuit, accusing the company of negligence for allowing the suspect to hold his management position despite “numerous reports that [he] was bullying, threatening, and harassing other employees.”
Prioleau was hired as an overnight stocker and trainer in May 2021 and was responsible for stocking items after the store was scheduled to close on Nov. 22, the lawsuit says. She was under the direction of the suspected gunman, Andre Bing, who was hired in 2010 as a team leader for the overnight crew.
Throughout his tenure, Bing was repeatedly accused of inappropriate and violent behavior by his colleagues, according to the lawsuit. Prioleau submitted a number of these complaints herself, she said.
The lawsuit also stated that Bing told supervisors ahead of the shooting that he would retaliate if he was ever fired and “people will remember my name.” He was believed to have a “personal vendetta” against several Walmart employees, allegedly keeping a “ki-l list” of targets, according to the lawsuit.
Kelly's and Tyler's lawsuits recalled similar problems. All three staff were present when Bing opened fire, according to their filings.
A judge has not yet ruled on any of the cases, and it’s unclear whether the lawsuits will be dropped. A spokesperson for the company did not respond to a request for comment by the Washington Examiner.