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A judge fined Wal-Mart $18 million because the company provided incomplete and false evidence in a lawsuit
brought by a woman who had been abducted in a Wal-Mart parking lot. |
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Upholding a $2.3 million verdict awarded to two women sexually harassed by a Wal-Mart manager, the judge
said, the manager's conduct was "outrageous and apparently Wal-Mart was aware of this, since his conduct was witnessed high-level
[supervisors]. |
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Federal judges in three states have fined Wal-Mart--as much as $120,000--for destroying evidence, withholding
documents, and other violations in cases where Wal-Mart shoppers were either injured or a crime victim at a Wal-Mart store.
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A jury found that Wal-Mart fired a white female employee because she was dating a black man, in a 1998
case. |
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A 14-year Wal-Mart worker was awarded $2.75 million after a jury decided store officials wrongly accused
her of stealing. |
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Three existing community jobs are destroyed for every two new jobs at Wal-Mart. |
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Wal-Mart, the company that wrapped itself in the American Flag, is so patriotic it runs a Buy Mexican
campaign. |
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Wal-Mart sold fake Tommy Hilfiger apparel to consumers after a judged ordered the company to stop.
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Only 38% of Wal-Mart employees have company provided health insurance--compared to a national average
that shows 60% of employees are covered by company plans. |
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After the FTC charged Wal-Mart with not identifying the country of origin on apparel items listed on
its Internet sales site, Wal-Mart removed the items, apparently preferring not to disclose where the clothing was made.
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