{"id":2933,"date":"2008-12-05T07:06:15","date_gmt":"2008-12-05T07:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/?p=2933"},"modified":"2020-01-02T18:26:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T17:26:17","slug":"walmart-faces-lawsuit-after-black-friday-tragedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/walmart-faces-lawsuit-after-black-friday-tragedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Walmart Faces Lawsuit After Black Friday Tragedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/walmart-sale.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2936 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/walmart-sale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"180\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.corporate-eye.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/walmart-sale.jpg 240w, 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trampled and four other people were injured and taken to the hospital when desperate bargain shoppers broke through the electronic doors as the store opened.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently, this is not the first time Walmart has been involved in this type of trampling incident, but it does appear to be the first that ended up with a person dying.\u00a0 The question is whether or not companies like Walmart, which have trusted brand names and the deep pockets to afford wide-reaching ad campaigns to which consumers respond, are responsible for the New York Walmart employee&#8217;s death.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The employee&#8217;s family has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, the retail shopping center where the tragedy took place, and the security company that is responsible for safety at the shopping center.\u00a0 The lawsuit claims that Walmart created an ad campaign that intentionally drew a very large crowd and incited an atmosphere of frenzy and desperation by offering deep discounts on a limited amount of merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>There is certainly no doubt that Walmart&#8217;s campaign was intended to draw a big crowd and create an atmosphere of urgency.\u00a0 The &#8220;while supplies last&#8221; line is used by many retailers to elicit immediate action among consumers, and every year during the holiday season there are certain products and sales that generate a lot of attention, a lot of people, and a lot of fighting for store stock (think of the annual &#8220;must-have toy&#8221; like the Nintendo Wii in 2007).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The atmosphere that happened at the New York Walmart is not unlike the mayhem that often ensued in the 1970s and 1980s when general admission was the norm at concerts held at large arenas.\u00a0 It took many deaths before the general admission ticket was deemed too dangerous and removed from U.S. ticketing options.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now the question appears to be &#8211; will the same fate hit sale events?\u00a0 Will sales event marketing change in 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