Victim's kin file suit in Wal-Mart stampede death

(AP) - The family of a New York man who was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. The family also filed notice

News 12 Staff

Dec 3, 2008, 6:01 PM

Updated 5,801 days ago

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(AP) - The family of a New York man who was trampled to death the day after Thanksgiving by a stampede of bargain hunting Wal-Mart shoppers has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
The family also filed notice that Nassau County and its police department will be sued.
The lawsuit against Wal-Mart and the Green Acres Mall was filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in the Bronx on behalf of Elsie Damour Phillipe. Phillipe is the sister of victim Jdimytai Damour, and is the court-appointed administrator of his estate.
Damour, a temporary worker hired for the holiday season, was crushed to death when some 2,000 customers stormed into the store on Black Friday.
None of the defendants in the lawsuit immediately responded to requests for comment.