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Complaint Review: Wal-mart - Lamar Missouri
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Business 71 Lamar, Mo. Lamar, Missouri, U.S.A.
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Lamar Missouri Walmart store no responsiblity to consumer the business that doesnt give a dam Lamar Missouri
About 3 years ago my husband was in Walmart getting new tires put on his truck. He went to the restroom and upon coming back out, the bathroom entrance door slammed closed with his index finger in the hinge side. This severed the end of his finger.
A Walmart Associate took him to the local hospital and the cleaned the wound and applied stitches. The Walmart Associate told the clerk in the ER that Walmart would be the one responsible for the bill.
About a month later the hospital called us and said Walmart was refusing to pay and we would have to become responsible. We contacted the store only to be told they had no record of ANY incident. We then contacted the Walmart Headquarters in Bentonville, AR. and were told Walmart was never responsible for medical liability because they did not hold Liability or Medical insurance.
Needless to say upon choosing that store to spend about $375.00 on tires, we got to also pay a $700.00 medical bill.
I believe this was a RIP-OFF!
Vicki
Nevada, Missouri
U.S.A.
A Walmart Associate took him to the local hospital and the cleaned the wound and applied stitches. The Walmart Associate told the clerk in the ER that Walmart would be the one responsible for the bill.
About a month later the hospital called us and said Walmart was refusing to pay and we would have to become responsible. We contacted the store only to be told they had no record of ANY incident. We then contacted the Walmart Headquarters in Bentonville, AR. and were told Walmart was never responsible for medical liability because they did not hold Liability or Medical insurance.
Needless to say upon choosing that store to spend about $375.00 on tires, we got to also pay a $700.00 medical bill.
I believe this was a RIP-OFF!
Vicki
Nevada, Missouri
U.S.A.
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Ethics,
Arkansas,
U.S.A.
Arkansas,
U.S.A.
Three years ago?
#2Consumer Suggestion
Mon, December 30, 2002
John, You may want to re-read the original complaint. The alleged incident took place three years ago. It's going to be a struggle to explain why someone would wait three years to file a lawsuit. I'm very surprised because Vicki states that an associate drove the victim to the hospital. That associate would have assisted the victim with filing an accident complaint form. As for a whopping lawsuit--well, courts tend to apply a percentage of responsibility. In this case the victim alleges that the finger was pinched in the hinge portion of the door. Even if the victim could prove the accident happened in the store and not at home he has the problem of explaining why he's in the habit of sticking his fingers in door hinges. Consequently I think an attorney will hesitate to take a case until he is satisfied with: 1. Absolute proof supplied by the victim that the accident occurred in the store and not at home or elsewhere, 2. An explanation why the victim waited three years to come forward, 3. Why he sticks his hands in door hinges, which are designed to pinch shut. By all means, get an attorney, but don't get someone's hopes up over such a bumpy case. Before the victim gets an attorney I suggest he contact the Wal-Marts CMI office and file a claim. If the victim can answer the questions above he could get medicals that he doesnt have to split with a greedy attorney. Good Luck,
John
Memphis,Tennessee,
U.S.A.
A Lawyers Dream Case
#3Consumer Suggestion
Mon, December 30, 2002
Don't waste any more time. Contact a local personal injury attorney and let him/her start the wheels of justice turning. You have a pretty solid case against WalMart. Not only can you recover the medical costs but compensation for pain & suffering as well.
