Posts Categorized: wrongful death

Wal-Mart Not at Fault in Wrongful Death Suit

A North Carolina Court of Appeals has ruled that Wal-Mart is not at fault in a wrongful death suit after one of their employees died from injuries sustained during a shoplifting incident. Rochelle Boswell Pender , 71, was working as greeter in Wilson, N.C. next to loss prevention team-member Sean Respass on the day of… Read more »

Widow denied Work comp for dead husband

Ten years ago, an off-duty New Mexico police officer died after saving a drowning boy from the Rio Grande. A decade later, his widow is still fighting for workers’ compensation. Cheryl Schultz, widow of the heroic officer, has lost two legal battles in the ten years since her husband’s death. On Wednesday she will plead… Read more »