Attorney Looking for a Slam Dunk Claim
By Robert Warne - December 16, 2003 If the attorney for a woman who is a walking claim could get his hands on Wal-Mart’s videotape of her shopping the day after Thanksgiving, then it would be easier for him to be convinced that he’s sitting on a solid claim.
But Wal-Mart has a policy about releasing its surveillance tapes, so if David Sweat and his client Patricia VanLester want to see it, a suit will have to be filed first and then the tape could be subpoenaed.
VanLester was allegedly knocked down by a crowd of bargain-frenzied shoppers storming a stack of $29 DVD players, Nov. 28. Her condition at the scene of the incident was such that she needed to be medivaced from the Orange City, FL Wal-Mart to the hospital.
Sweat is holding out on releasing VanLester’s medical records from her weekend stay in the hospital until a decision to sue the retail giant is made.
Whether she was truly injured or not by the shoppers, VanLester is very familiar with the routine of filing a claim. In fact she has an unusually high success ratio.
The Orlando Sentinel reported that VanLester has filed more than a dozen workers' compensation claims against Wal-Mart and other employers. She has also received settlements from two other area businesses and was shutdown once by Walgreens for a slip and fall claim.
To learn more about this incident you can check out adjustercom.com’s Dec. 5 story titled, Holiday Shopper Takes a Claim for Mom.
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