{"id":6639,"date":"2023-08-02T17:13:19","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T17:13:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinwalkerlaw.com\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2023-08-02T21:00:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T21:00:10","slug":"jury-awards-contractor-4-3m-in-lawsuit-against-walmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinwalkerlaw.com\/jury-awards-contractor-4-3m-in-lawsuit-against-walmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Jury Awards Contractor $4.3M in Lawsuit Against Walmart"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"Walmart x Jack Walker\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/850991442?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">TYLER, Texas \u2013 A Smith County jury has awarded $4.3 million to a worker injured when a Walmart shoplifter rammed him with his car upon fleeing the scene.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">The trial lawyers of\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinwalkerlaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Martin Walker PC<\/span><\/a><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">\u00a0represented Scott Lacy in\u00a0<\/span>the lawsuit<span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">\u00a0against Walmart. In July 2020, Arkansas native Mr. Lacy was working as a subcontractor at Walmart in Tyler. He was in the lawn and garden center when multiple Walmart employees yelled for help in apprehending a shoplifter. The employees and Mr. Lacy chased the shoplifter into the parking lot to retrieve the stolen merchandise, and then one employee instructed Mr. Lacy to release the suspect.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Mr. Lacy was walking back toward the Walmart store when the shoplifter struck him with his vehicle and catapulted him into a pole, shattering his ankle, which later required multiple surgeries to repair. Mr. Lacy also suffered a traumatic brain injury.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">The jury was shown evidence of negligence on Walmart\u2019s part for inadequate training and understanding of the company\u2019s shoplifting policy, commonly referred to as AP-09, which details the serious risks involved with approaching, detaining, restraining and pursuing shoplifters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">\u201cIf the Walmart staff were properly trained, this whole incident would have been preventable,\u201d said renowned personal injury attorney Jack Walker. \u201cWe hope this verdict sends a message to major companies that employee and guest safety should be a priority over profit and merchandise.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Jurors ordered Walmart to pay $4.3 million to Mr. Lacy for the incident, the largest local verdict against a major retail company in recent memory. The suspect, Herbert Vanderkinter, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and property theft. He was later convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to 40 years in prison.<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Mr. Lacy was represented by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinwalkerlaw.com\/team\/jack-walker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Jack Walker<\/span><\/a><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/martinwalkerlaw.com\/team\/marisa-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">Marisa Allen<\/span><\/a><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"> of Martin Walker PC and Michael Richardson and Lauren Gonzales of Hilliard Law in Corpus Christi.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\">The case is <i>Scott A. Lacy v. Walmart Stores et al<\/i>., Cause no. 21-2858-B in the 114<\/span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><sup>th<\/sup><\/span><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"> Judicial District Court in Smith County, Texas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_paragraph\"><span class=\"x_normaltextrun\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/business\/2023\/08\/01\/texas-jury-awards-43-million-to-subcontractor-injured-in-walmart-shoplifting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Read the Dallas Morning News story here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"x_eop\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TYLER, Texas \u2013 A Smith County jury has awarded $4.3 million to a worker injured when a Walmart shoplifter rammed him with his car upon fleeing the scene.\u00a0\u00a0 The trial lawyers of\u00a0Martin Walker PC\u00a0represented Scott Lacy in\u00a0the lawsuit\u00a0against Walmart. In July 2020, Arkansas native Mr. Lacy was working as a subcontractor at Walmart in Tyler. 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