Posted
11/28/2005 05:20:00 PM
by Douglas
Another case of Texas vs. Wal-mart. This one is pretty
ugly.Family members of a Texas shoplifting suspect who suffocated during a struggle with Wal-Mart store employees are suing the retail giant.
The death of Stacy Clay Driver, of Cleveland, Texas, was ruled a homicide by the Harris County Medical Examiner's Office. It was caused primarily by asphyxia from compression to the neck and chest.
Medical examiners said hyperthermia with methamphetamine toxicity were the secondary causes.
Driver's family is seeking unspecified damages against Bentonville, Ark.-based Wal-Mart. The family said the retailer should demonstrate that loss-prevention employees, who work to spot thefts, meet training standards.
A good way to strengthen your wrongful death suit against Wal-Mart? Don't steal stuff from them when you're tweaked out on meth.