Posts Tagged With ‘ dispute resolution ’

Texan Takes On Walmart: Lawsuit Demands $100 Million or a Lifetime of Limitless Shopping A major lawsuit against Walmart was recently filed by a guy in Texas who demanded that the retail giant either pay $100 million or grant him “a long period of free limitless shopping. Walmart Faces Lawsuit Over Alleged Shoplifting Incident: Accusations Include Deceptive Motivation and Infringement of Social Liberties Although the complaint doesn’t get into specifics about what transpired at Walmart, it does state that there was a “deceptive motivation of shoplifting” and “the infringement of social... Continue Reading

Women receive less medical care for their health problems than men with the same conditions, research shows. And doctors are more likely to tell women their symptoms are emotional rather than physical. Differential treatment for men and women also exists in another corner of the healthcare system: workers’ compensation claims. Women injured on the job who are evaluated by female doctors are more likely to be determined to have an injury that qualifies them for workers’ comp benefits than when the doctors are men, according to Marika Cabral at the University of Texas at Austin and Marcus Dillender... Continue Reading