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Wal-Mart Sued After Stampede Death,how much will the family collect ?

Current forecast: Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement (70% chance)
Combining all predictions, the current most likely outcome is Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement with a probability of 70% (unchanged in last 1 day)

The family of a worker trampled to death in a "Black Friday" crush of bargain hunters at a Long Island Wal-Mart store filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming store ads offering deep discounts "created an atmosphere of competition and anxiety" that led to "crowd craze."

The lawsuit claims that besides failing to provide adequate security for a pre-dawn crowd estimated at 2,000, the store "engaged in specific marketing and advertising techniques to specifically attract a large crowd and create an environment of frenzy and mayhem and was otherwise careless, reckless and negligent."
In addition to Wal-Mart, the adjacent Green Acres Mall, a realty company that manages the property and a security firm hired to patrol the property were all named as defendants. None immediately responded to phone and e-mail inquiries seeking comment on the lawsuit.
Attorney Jordan Hecht, who represents the family of Jdimytai Damour - the 34-year-old employee who died of asphyxiation after being crushed by the crowd - said lawsuits are also planned against Nassau County and its police department. County Attorney Lorna Goodman contended: "The county has no liability in situations of this kind."
http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/35512854.html
The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in the Bronx, the home of one of the victim's sisters, Elsie Damour Phillipe, the court-appointed administrator of his estate. It does not seek specific damages.

Damour, a hulking 6-5, 270-pound man, had been hired by an employment agency as a temporary worker at the Wal-Mart store and was on the job about a week when he died, the family's lawyer said.

Authorities suspect that because he was as big as an NFL lineman, Damour was placed at the entrance of the store to assist with crowd control. He was killed when the crowd broke down the electronic doors in frantic pursuit of bargains.


Settlement details: As reported by a major mainstream news source.www.cbsnews.com, www.ibw.com

 
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Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement
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Suspend date: Sun 30th Aug 4:59pm PDT (33 weeks to go)

Initial likelihoods: Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement: 10%, Gets 1 million dollars or less: 10%, Between 1 -10 million dollars: 10%, Between 10 - 20 million dollars: 10%, Between 20 - 30 million dollars: 10%, Between 30 - 40 million dollars: 10%, Between 40 - 50 million dollars: 10%, Between 50 - 60 million dollars: 10%, Between 60 - plus million dollars: 10%, Wal Mart wins / No payment: 10%

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Created Thu 4th Dec 2008 7:59am PST by balcacer

Suspend date: Sun 30th Aug 4:59pm PDT (33 weeks to go)
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Predictions (38)

38 predictions

5 days ago
xoffer predicted Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement (H$100 at 72%)
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camicalm predicted Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement (H$200 at 22%)
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widescreen predicted Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement (H$100 at 19%)
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raidersin09 predicted Family's and Wal Mart extra judiciary agreement (H$100 at 66%)
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crafts1026 predicted Between 1 -10 million dollars (H$20 at 5%)
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Comments (1)

WalMart - Always Low Prices.

They'll settle out of court.
posted 4 weeks ago

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