WalMart Sued Over Causing Death

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Walmart plastic shopping bags in shopping cart<br /> ? ParryGrab/Alamy” src=”http://www.spyghana.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/wpid-00120065-0000-0000-0000-000000000000469b5687-f4ab-4992-a2ac-46c322b7a16120130829194540WalMartShoppingBag082913RM300.jpg”></p> <p>Does it drive you crazy when store baggers put just one or two items in each plastic bag? Well, there may be a reason they do that.</p> <p>A Nebraska widower is suing <b>Wal-Mart</b> (WMT +0.07%) and the company that makes its plastic bags, claiming one bag that couldn?t do the job set off a tragic series of events that ultimately led to his wife?s death.</p> <p>The Lincoln Journal Star brings us the story of Lynette Freis, who was shopping at the Wal-Mart Supercenter in Bellevue, Neb., in 2010. Freis bought two 42-ounce cans of La Choy soy sauce and a 2-pound bag of rice, Lori Pilger reports.</p> <p>The Wal-Mart cashier put all the items into one plastic bag, which broke as Freis was walking to her car. According to the lawsuit, one can of La Choy fell on Freis? foot, broke her toe and made a deep gash.</p> <p>That break in the skin led to a serious infection that could not be banished even after two surgeries and many treatments of antibiotics, the lawsuit said, according to The Journal Star. Freis died in March 2011.</p> <p>Her widower, William Freis, is now suing for about $650,000, saying Wal-Mart didn?t properly train its workers to fill bags. He is also suing the maker and distributor of the bags.</p> <p>A Wal-Mart spokesman told The Journal Star that the company is looking at the allegations and will respond in court. ?Customer safety is a top priority, and we take it seriously anytime an injury is reported in one of our stores,? the spokesman added.</p> <div class= Send your news stories to [email protected] Follow News Ghana on Google News

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