Over a decade ago, Deborah Shank, a 52- year old woman with three children, worked at Walmart; one of the biggest and most successful companies in the world. One day she was hit by one of Walmart’s tractor-trailers. She suffered from short-term memory loss, which affected her and her family immensely. Luckily before the crash, she registered for Walmart’s health and benefit plan. Originally, the family sued the company and received $417 000. Yet, the health care plan allows Walmart to retrieve some of the money, and although the court offered them $275 000 back, the company claimed $470 000. The devastated family appealed to the court, but they refused.
Customers would lose respect for Walmart and would not be inclined to purchase from a company that disregards the importance the importance of respecting morals. In the end, Walmart confirmed that they would pay for Deborah’s care. The family was overjoyed but questioned why they had to go through such trouble to get to this conclusion. A company that strictly enforces ethical decisions has positive influences and a good reputation all over the world. These are important factors to help further guarantee the success of a company.