Judge Allows Worker's Civil Complaint Over Walmart Shooting

For the second time in a month, a Virginia circuit court judge allowed a worker to move forward with a multimillion-dollar civil suit against an employer based on claims arising from a workplace shooting. Chesapeake Circuit Court Judge Stephen Telfeyan on Nov. 15 denied Walmart’s motion to dismiss the $50 million lawsuit filed by Briana Tyler, according to media reports. Tyler was hit during the Nov. 22, 2022, mass shooting at the Walmart in Chesapeake that killed six. Attorneys for Walmart are arguing that workers’ compensation is the only remedy available to Tyler, accord...