Wal-Mart Loses Appeal
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
The state Court of Appeals today affirmed an $840,000 award to a Benton County couple because a
Wal-Mart pharmacy gave the man the wrong medication.
John and Kelli Kilgore sued the company after a Wal-Mart
pharmacy in Siloam Springs gave him thyroid medication intended for
a woman with the same last name. Her name was on the prescription
bottle.
John Kilgore`s prescription was for a medication to treat strep
throat.
The Kilgores` suit claimed the medication caused the man to
suffer post-traumatic stress and depression.
The court rejected Wal-Mart attorneys` arguments that Kilgore
gave misleading testimony by saying that he paid the monthly
650-dollar cost of his medications when insurance picked up much of
the cost.
The verdict was not unanimous. Nine of the twelve jurors agreed
with the verdict and the judgment amounts.
