Walmart sued over stuffed shopping bag, and more

Walmart sued over stuffed shopping bag

A Nebraska man has sued Walmart for allegedly causing his wife’s death by overfilling her shopping bag. William Freis says the cashier put two 42-ounce cans of La Choy and a 2-pound bag of rice in a plastic bag, which ripped open as his wife, Lynette, was carrying it. A falling La Choy can made a cut in her toe, which the lawsuit says became infected and “ultimately resulted in her death” 11 months later. Freis says Walmart should have taught workers to double-bag.

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