Walmart Must Give Security, Crime Data to Mass Shooting Victims

Walmart Inc. failed to convince a Texas appeals court that a judge exceeded his authority when he ordered the retailer to turn over a a slew of discovery-related documents in a civil action brought against it by victims, or their families, of a mass shooting in El Paso in 2019.

Patrick Wood Crusius has been charged with opening fire on patrons in and around the Texas store, killing 22 and injuring many more. A civil suit was filed in state court, alleging the retailer should be held liable for negligence including in failing to secure its premises in light of ...