Walmart Loses $10 MILLION Lawsuit All Because They Didn’t…

South Carolina resident April Jones has just won a massive lawsuit against retail giant Walmart following an incident that took place back in June 2015. 

Jones had decided to go shopping at a Walmart in Florence, SC when she stepped on a rusty nail that pierced through her foot. 

According to the lawsuit, Jones “passed through an area where several pallets were nearby when she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her foot. Ms. Jones inspected her foot and observed that a rusty nail had pierced through her shoe and was lodged into her foot.”

The incident caused Jones to have to visit the hospital and have a hole cut in her foot to treat the wound. 

Sadly, the original treatment she received led to multiple surgical amputations, causing her to lose her right leg up to right above her knee. 

Jones filed the lawsuit in May 2017, and after five days the jury took an hour and a half to deliberate before coming to the conclusion that Walmart failed to adequately check their store aisle for safety. 

“The weakness of Walmart’s case, among other things, was their failure to produce a video that they claim showed their conforming behavior to a company policy calling for employees to perform regular safety sweeps,” a news release from the Anastopoulo said. “No such evidence was presented for the duration of the five-day-long trial.”

Trial counsel Roy T. Willey IV added, “The jury sent a message to Walmart that if you come into Florence County and injure one of their own, they will make sure that person is taken care of. We are forever grateful.”

The law firm representing Jones revealed that she had been in a wheelchair for over 6 years.

Thanks to the $10 million verdict, Jones will be able to purchase a prosthetic and make her home more readily accessible.

In reaction to the verdict, Walmart released a statement saying:

“This was a tragic accident, and we are deeply sorry for Ms. April Jones’ injuries. We firmly believe that we were not negligent in this case. While we sympathize with Ms. Jones, we are pleased that the jury found there was no willful or wanton conduct on our part in this case.”

AWM reported more details on the story: 

The company plans to appeal the decision because they do not believe they should be held responsible for what happened. They also said that they plan to continue working with investigators during their investigation into how this incident occurred.

In addition to the millions of dollars awarded from Walmart, Jones was also taken care of by an additional $400,000 insurance policy that she had through her employer at the time – a subcontractor for Kohler Cabinetry in Florence County, South Carolina. The jury decided on this amount because they agreed with the defense counsel’s argument that this policy should be included and considered as part of the case.

The jury ultimately decided on a multi-million-dollar settlement for Jones, who will now have to live with her disability after she lost most of her right leg due to Walmart’s negligence.

 

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