shelf-life – would, at the end of the day, outweigh whatever monetary damages Wal-Mart might be stuck with.
             But one must wonder, when it comes to asking a court to help change the philosophy of a retailer when it comes to HR policies, how effective that might be. Indeed, there have been so many other negative stories about Wal-Mart's actions through the years, it doesn't seem reasonable to expect that substantial members of consumers would stop shopping at Wal-Mart because it looked like a big bully, and as a result lost a big class-action lawsuit.
             All those federal fines levied against Wal-Mart for environmental mismanagement and degradation, for labor issues, and all the daily protests from citizens across America who don't want a huge Wal-Mart coming into their communities – has it all added up to enough negative publicity that, with the class-action suit on top of it, that Wal-Mart would truly be hurt financially? Not likely. This corporation is now aggressively getting into banking, and is bullish on so many aspects
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