Posted
3/29/2010 09:04:00 PM
by Douglas
How much is a false arrest if it's the result of a huge company? If it's Wal-Mart, it's
$9 million.A spokesman said Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is reviewing legal options after a jury reached a $9 million verdict in favor of a woman who was wrongly arrested at one of the retail giant's stores in Houston.
Nitra *, 24, filed a civil lawsuit against the retailer after Meyer Park store employees accused her of trying to exchange counterfeit Walmart money orders for cash. She was arrested and spent two days in jail. The Harris County District Attorney's Office declined to pursue charges after it was determined that the money orders were genuine.
You get thrown in jail for no reason, yeah, that's worth something, but $9 million? I would sue for eleventy gazillion dollars and stuff. . .