Wal-Mart Reverses Efforts to Claim Injured Woman's Award
Forbes has reported that Wal-Mart has changed its mind about claiming the money won in a lawsuit by a worker who was injured in a vehicle accident. The worker, a former shelf stocker, had received over $400,000 in insurance benefits for her injuries, but was also awarded a verdict from the trucking company found to be responsible for her brain injury. Wal-Mart had been criticized by many news outlets for attempting to collect the settlement. Wal-Mart's decision to claim the funds had been upheld by a federal appeals court, according to Forbes. Wal-Mart's change of heart was announced in a letter to the woman's family which said that the company had re-examined its decision in light of the woman's "extraordinary situation."

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