Tracy Morgan
Lawyers are sometimes oblivious to public opinion
regarding cases, single-mindedy focused on winning at all cost.
However, in doing so, lawyers sometimes end up doing more harm than
good to their clients' interests. Case in point, lawyers for Walmart
are blaming comedian/actor, Tracy Morgan, for serious injuries he
sustained in a fatal accident.
Walmart's attorney, Jeffrey O'Hara of LeClairRyan,
wrote in court pleadings that Morgan's injuries, "Were caused, in
whole or in part, by plaintiffs' failure to properly wear an
appropriate available seatbelt restraint device." In short,
Walmart's lawyers are blaming Morgan for his injuries in the
crumpled van.
As a result, the public is ripping Walmart in
feedback sections of many websites over their lawyers' insensitive,
callous claims. It is damaging Walmart's name with the public in
acts that are "pennywise but pound foolish." The bad publicity it is
creating is not worth it to the company.
A Walmart driver, who had been on the road for too
many hours in a row, driving 770 miles, slammed a massive 18-wheeler
truck into Morgan's Mercedes limo van carrying several people,
including a friend and fellow comedian, who died in the horrible
wreck.
At the end of the day, Walmart's overworked driver,
who was on the road 24 hours straight, carelessly and negligently
slammed into Morgan's limo bus, a vehicle a mere fraction of the
size of the 18-wheeler truck. The absence of a seatbelt is not to
blame.
STORY SOURCE
Walmart Faults Tracy Morgan for Not Wearing Seatbelt During Car Accident (Exclusive)
On Monday, Walmart delivered its answer in a New
Jersey federal court to 30 Rock actor Tracy Morgan's lawsuit arising
from a six-car accident on the New Jersey Turnpike. Among nine
affirmative defenses, Walmart says that injuries "were caused, in
whole or in part, by plaintiffs' failure to properly wear an
appropriate available seatbelt restraint device."
Morgan was among several people injured who are now
suing Walmart for negligence. In particular, their lawsuit filed in
July questions whether Walmart driver Kevin Roper was fatigued at
the time of the crash. According to the suit, Roper had commuted 700
miles from his home in Jonesboro, Ga., to a Walmart facility in
Smyrna, Del., before beginning his shift.
Read more Tracy Morgan 'Still Struggling' After
Accident, Attorney Says "Walmart knew or should have known" that
Roper had been "awake for more than 24 consecutive hours" ahead of
the crash...
