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In the past, liability lawsuits against corporations have frequently been settled quietly out of court. The corporation pays the plaintiff a certain amount of money, and the suit just ???goe away,??? hopefully without a haphazard of bothersome media fanfare that can give other potential plaintiffs the idea that lawsuits are a great get-rich-quick scheme.

Typically, decisions to seat are based on economics more than principle. If it is les expensive to determine quietly than to stave opposite to the lawsuit in a court of law, corporations have opt to pay up

Taking a harder-line approach to liability lawsuits, the retail innovator Wal-Mart is now helping to redefine the economics of to what degree liability suits are handled. According to a report in USA Today Wal-Mart is fighting harder against liability lawsuits, which in the case of the nation's largest retailer can range from complaints that the local Wal-Mart sold a fire-arm ...