Very, Very Sad Story. Wal-Mart vs Disabled Woman

Even though the 52-year-old mother of three attended her son's funeral -- she continues to ask how he's doing. When her family reminds her that he's dead -- she weeps as if hearing the news for the first time.

Shank suffered severe brain damage after a traffic accident nearly eight years ago that robbed her of much of her short-term memory and left her in a wheelchair and living in a nursing home.

It was the beginning of a series of battles -- both personal and legal -- that loomed for Shank and her family. One of their biggest was with Wal-Mart's health plan.

Eight years ago, Shank was stocking shelves for the retail giant and signed up for Wal-Mart's health and benefits plan.

Two years after the accident, Shank and her husband, Jim, were awarded about $1 million in a lawsuit against the trucking company involved in the crash. After legal fees were paid, $417,000 was placed in a trust to pay for Debbie Shank's long-term care.

Wal-Mart had paid out about $470,000 for Shank's medical expenses, but in 2005, Wal-Mart's health plan sued the Shanks for the same amount.

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American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer

better than socialism.

American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer

hmm

AND that's why if there is a shred of decency , a last remnent of humanity left in you, you DO NOT shop at Wal-Mart ,people are not the only evil in the world and trust me my friends Wally World is pure evil .Be A better human being shop ANYWHERE else next time . mi6ops

AND that's why if there is a shred of decency , a last remnent of humanity left in you, you DO NOT shop at Wal-Mart ,people are not the only evil in the world and trust me my friends Wally World is pure evil .Be A better human being shop ANYWHERE else next time . mi6ops

They should have sued for more money.

Two years after the accident, Shank and her husband, Jim, were awarded about $1 million in a lawsuit against the trucking company involved in the crash. After legal fees were paid, $417,000 was placed in a trust to pay for Debbie Shank's long-term care.CNN article

Am I misreading that, or did the family lawyer really take a 60% share of the judgment?

[quote="CNN article"]Two years after the accident, Shank and her husband, Jim, were awarded about $1 million in a lawsuit against the trucking company involved in the crash. After legal fees were paid, $417,000 was placed in a trust to pay for Debbie Shank's long-term care.Oleg_Huzwog

Am I misreading that, or did the family lawyer really take a 60% share of the judgment?

seriously... wtf? maybe that includes taxes as well.?

[quote="CNN article"]Two years after the accident, Shank and her husband, Jim, were awarded about $1 million in a lawsuit against the trucking company involved in the crash. After legal fees were paid, $417,000 was placed in a trust to pay for Debbie Shank's long-term care.Oleg_Huzwog

Am I misreading that, or did the family lawyer really take a 60% share of the judgment?

Attornies ALWAYS get the majority.

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[quote="CNN article"]Two years after the accident, Shank and her husband, Jim, were awarded about $1 million in a lawsuit against the trucking company involved in the crash. After legal fees were paid, $417,000 was placed in a trust to pay for Debbie Shank's long-term care.LJS9502_basic

Am I misreading that, or did the family lawyer really take a 60% share of the judgment?

Attornies ALWAYS get the majority.

American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer

Man you really really hate America don't you? :|

God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationsLJS9502_basic

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

[QUOTE="swizz-the-gamer"]American healthcare :roll:gamer_marrik

better than socialism.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh no, no it's not.

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

pst....She wasn't disabled when she signed the policy.:roll:

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

Dude, he's talking about that little thing she agreed to sign way before this happened to her.

a disabled women with short term memory loss whos son was killed in Iraq....im sure she can read that small little typing at the very end of a paper....legend26

She wasn't disabled when she signed up for the health plan.

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationsIlived

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

Dude, he's talking about that little thing she agreed to sign way before this happened to her.

American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer

I'd love to sit here and bash Wal-Mart, but they're well within the law. It's just a shame they're being jerks about it.

American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

Dude, he's talking about that little thing she agreed to sign way before this happened to her.

No of course not, but the thing is...it wouldn't be fair to the other employees Walmart has. Unless if they you know didn't mind at all.

Glad to hear Wal-Mart cares for their employees.:roll:JackMcSexbeard

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[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationslegend26

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

Dude, he's talking about that little thing she agreed to sign way before this happened to her.

As much as I hate to admit it they are within full legal rights to do that....

Lets just hope this damages their reputation more to get a backlash against that POS company....

If they gave to her, everyone would be demanding handouts. I'm not saying the execs don't want more money, but just giving away money to people wouldn't do them much good.krazykillaz

The health plan is underwritten/administered by an insurance company....

[QUOTE="legend26"][QUOTE="Ilived"][QUOTE="legend26"][QUOTE="LJS9502_basic"]

[QUOTE="legend26"]God bless america, the land ruled by corperationsIlived

That's why it's important to read the fine print. This is not an unknown occurance.

Dude, he's talking about that little thing she agreed to sign way before this happened to her.

No of course not, but the thing is...it wouldn't be fair to the other employees Walmart has. Unless if they you know didn't mind at all.

im pretty sure working class walmart employes woudnt mind walmart giving a disabled women some moneylegend26

Would they mind if it meant a little bit extra was taken out of their paychecks to cover the cost?

[QUOTE="legend26"]im pretty sure working class walmart employes woudnt mind walmart giving a disabled women some moneyOleg_Huzwog

Would they mind if it meant a little bit extra was taken out of their paychecks to cover the cost?

[QUOTE="swizz-the-gamer"]American healthcare :roll:blackngold29

I'd love to sit here and bash Wal-Mart, but they're well within the law. It's just a shame they're being jerks about it.

Well that just goes to show the level of corporate greed. It's dispicable to have read that Wal-Marts attorney that is handling the matter says that the suit to recoup the $427k is so that all the people invloved in the health plan can benefit from recouping the money they awarded to her/them. I mean, I'm sure these people invloved in Wal-Marts health plan already have a good decent amount of money in their pockets. This $427k is a lot to you and me, but to a person/corporation that made $90 billion in one quarter, how much difference will it make to them? That's chump change to them if anything.

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[QUOTE="swizz-the-gamer"]American healthcare :roll:wemhim

I'd love to sit here and bash Wal-Mart, but they're well within the law. It's just a shame they're being jerks about it.

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[QUOTE="swizz-the-gamer"]American healthcare :roll:blackngold29

I'd love to sit here and bash Wal-Mart, but they're well within the law. It's just a shame they're being jerks about it.

Didn't make it any more right when it was legal...
wemhim

But that argument is extraneous....

American healthcare :roll:swizz-the-gamer