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Walmart still battling fine in ’08 trampling

Chain spends millions to appeal $7k penalty in Black Friday death

Nearly four years after a Walmart worker was trampled to death by a stampede of Black Friday shoppers, Walmart Stores Inc. continues to fight a $7,000 fine by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration that it failed to control the crowd of shoppers.

Walmart has spent millions contesting the fine and a 2011 ruling by an independent administrative judge to uphold the penalty. The appeal is pending.

Comments

Sounds like Walmart is right. Hey, did anyone consider that maybe that is why they are fighting the fine.